The North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC) CIP Security Standard was designed to help organizations protect their critical cyber assets. This includes bulk electric system assets, as well ...

Any discussion around security and how much is good enough for utilities is framed by standards, how well those standards are implemented, and risk. In the U.S., the security of the electric utility ...

In August 2014, NERC published its Cyber Security Reliability Standards CIP V5 Transition Guidance. The deadline to comply with NERC CIP 5, as it’s called, was scheduled for April 1, 2016. Many U.S.

Last September at ASIS, famed broadcast journalist Ted Koppel spoke to the security professionals in attendance about the cybersecurity – or lack thereof – of the national power grid. Attendees ...

On May 23, 2024, FERC approved the North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s (“NERC”) proposed Critical Infrastructure Protection (“CIP”) Reliability Standard, CIP-012-2 (Cyber Security – ...

Last week I asked if electrical utilities’ IT security is de facto guaranteed by compliance with the NERC CIP standard. With no disrespect whatsoever intended towards NERC or their CIP standard, I ...

HOUSTON , Oct. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- As the deadline for NERC CIP compliance draws near, GarrettCom(TM), Inc. today announced enhanced features for its CrossBow(TM) NERC CIP Solution, including enhanced ...

A few weeks ago I wrote about the anticipated positive aspects of NERC CIP 011. I received comments and questions about timing of approval and implementation, as well as a request to briefly clarify ...

PRINCETON, N.J.—The new mandatory physical security requirements for protecting the nation's electric grid are explained in a new whitepaper, published in January by smart thermal camera provider ...

PLANO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 9, 2006--TECSys Development, Inc. (TDi), a leading provider of enterprise Security Event Management (SEM) and regulatory compliance solutions, today announced ...

Waterfall Security Solutions (Waterfall), which specializes in critical infrastructure and industrial control systems security, announced today that its suite of products and its underlying ...

I recently wrote about a new trend I encountered at the PAS Technology Conference in Houston that involved the training operators at BASF’s Freeport, Texas, plant to create the HMI screens they use.