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Achieving CIP Compliance, NERC-Style

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It’s often said that cybersecurity is hard. Anyone who has ever worked their way through the SANS Critical Controls, PCI-DSS or even something deceptively minimalist as the OWASP Top 10 knows that ...
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How to Reduce the Risk of Misoperations in Your Bulk Electric Systems

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Reliability is essential to the functionality of an electric power grid. This principle guarantees that a constant qualitative and quantitative supply of electric power is flowing from a provider to businesses, homes ...
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What is NERC?

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NERC CIP Standards Background and Basics The North American Electic Reliability Corporation (NERC) is an international regulatory organization that works to reduce risks to power grid infrastructure. They do this through the ...
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