FERC

FERC Releases Staff Report on Lessons Learned from CIP Audits

| | audits, FERC, ICS Security, lessons learned, NERC CIP
In October, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) released its “2020 Staff Report Lessons Learned from Commission-Led CIP Reliability Audits.” The report summarizes the Commission’s observations from Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) audits ...
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Joint “CYPRES” Report on Incident Response Released by FERC

| | _NERC, Featured Articles, FERC, ICS Security, Incident Response and Mangement, operational technology, Report
Earlier this month, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) published a joint report entitled “Cyber Planning Response and Recovery Study” (CYPRES) in partnership with the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) and ...
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Preparing for New FERC Security Standards

5 Challenges Utilities Will Face in Preparing for New FERC Security Standards

| | Cybersecurity, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, FERC, NERC, North American Electric Reliability Corp., Utilities
Since the attack on the power grid in Ukraine, defending critical infrastructure against the threat of cyberattack has become a top priority. In an effort to strengthen supply chain risk management within ...
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Use This NERC CIP v6 Standards Summary to Stay Compliant

| | assets, Compliance, Featured Articles, FERC, NERC CIP, training
Thanks to FERC’s Order 822, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s critical infrastructure protection standards, known as NERC CIP, are continually updated. Seven updated standards proposed by NERC for inclusion have now ...
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