In response to recent cybersecurity incidents, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) that would task the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) to impose additional cybersecurity requirements on high-, medium-, and, potentially, low-impact bulk electric systems in its Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Reliability Standards.
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NERC enforcement action provides guidance to electric industry for compliance with the Critical Infrastructure Protection Reliability Standards
On January 25, 2019, a settlement agreement was reached between a utility company, which allegedly violated the Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Reliability Standards, and the North American Reliability Corporation (NERC). Through this settlement, NERC provides guidance to the electric industry for compliance with the CIP Reliability Standards. The substantial penalties should prompt companies to educate…
Electric industry should focus efforts in 2019 to meet additional cybersecurity and supply chain requirements
By Bart Huffman, Wendell Bartnick & Haylie Treas on
In late 2018, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) published a final rule updating and adding to the Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Reliability Standards, which are intended to help protect the bulk electric system (BES) in North America against cybersecurity risks. The final rule:
- Creates a new Supply Chain Risk Management Reliability Standard (CIP-013-1)
- Updates
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