The Commission rejects NERC’s proposal to reform the existing “zero tolerance” to CIP compliance, describing the proposal as too ambiguous and unworkable. On November 22, the Federal Energy Regulatory ...

Any discussion around security and how much is good enough for utilities is framed by standards, how well those standards are implemented, and risk. In the U.S., the security of the electric utility ...

A power interruption could happen as a result of a malicious attack, an act of cyber-terrorism or simply an innocent mistake. No matter what the cause, the North American Electric Reliability ...

Entities with industrial control systems (ICS) associated with bulk electric system (BES) operations must develop and implement plans that include security controls for supply chain management, the ...

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved the North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s (NERC’s) motion to defer implementation of seven reliability standards—including for ...

Just before 1 a.m. on April 16, 2013, snipers opened fire on an electrical substation in Metcalf, California. The attack lasted 19 minutes and knocked out 17 huge transformers responsible for ...

On April 18, 2013, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking recommending approval of the Version 5 Critical Infrastructure Protection Reliability Standards ...

A few weeks ago I wrote about the anticipated positive aspects of NERC CIP 011. I received comments and questions about timing of approval and implementation, as well as a request to briefly clarify ...

PLANO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 9, 2006--TECSys Development, Inc. (TDi), a leading provider of enterprise Security Event Management (SEM) and regulatory compliance solutions, today announced ...

Electrical utilities are already challenged with the process of becoming certified for compliance with the NERC CIP standard for IT security. The NERC CIP standard is evolving, thank goodness. Perhaps ...