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 ...

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 ...

NERC-CIP identifies standards in key areas designed to protect power plants and all other aspects of electric utility operations and assets. The standards include provisions for identifying critical ...

Global Training Solutions Inc. announces the availability of NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Web-based training and awareness solutions. Programs consist of multiple processes to address ...

The proposed Reliability Standards focus on vulnerabilities in vendor products and services and would regulate the utility procurement process. On September 26, the North American Electric Reliability ...

The North American Electric Reliability Corporation's Critical Infrastructure Protection (NERC-CIP) standards serve as vital safeguards for our bulk power system, which is fundamental to the ...

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on Jan. 23 approved two new reliability standards related to transmission system planning performance and cybersecurity. However, it also proposed to ...

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) July 16, 2015, proposing to approve various Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) reliability standards ...

With over 80 NERC standards to follow, it is difficult for wind farm owners, operators, and employees to meet the organization’s requirements and make sure all parties involved are up-to-date on ...