Most security operations people I’ve spoken with at electrical utilities have a good handle on the security vulnerabilities within their own SCADA environments. Their problem is convincing their ...

There are no unimportant North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) reliability standards, but from time to time, NERC and the Regional Entities (Regions) place greater emphasis on certain ...

Genetec has published a guide for utility companies on how to select a security system that supports compliance with the Critical Infrastructure Protection plan (CIP) of the North American Electric ...

CHICAGO & ISSAQUAH, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Network Perception, innovators of operational technology (OT) solutions that protect mission-critical assets, and NAES Corporation, the energy industry’s ...

What energy sector stakeholders should know about the new standard to further protect the nation's bulk electric system On June 26, FERC approved a new reliability standard (CIP-015-1) proposed by the ...

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Last week I described real life SCADA vulnerabilities. My intent was to assist IT security people to dialogue with their executive management about security budgets. This week I will continue by ...

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 electric power industry is a relatively exposed component of the nation’s infrastructure. Vulnerabilities to natural disasters, system disruptions and human ...

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.