CSOonline

Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP): Security problems exist despite compliance

In 2013, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved changes and additions to Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Reliability Standards, also known as CIP v5, which are a set of ...

Saudi Arabia $2.69 Bn Critical Infrastructure Protection Market Trends, Competition, Forecast and Opportunities, 2020-2024 & 2025-2030

The Saudi Arabia Critical Infrastructure Protection Market is expanding due to the rising threat of cyber and physical ...
Security

NERC CIP compliance presents a balancing act for utilities

Last September at ASIS, famed broadcast journalist Ted Koppel spoke to the security professionals in attendance about the cybersecurity – or lack thereof – of the national power grid. Attendees ...
E&E

Grid hack exposes troubling security gaps for local utilities

When Washington state utility executive Benjamin Beberness dug into what was behind the crippling cybersecurity blackout in Ukraine, the details were chilling, not only because of their malevolent ...
JD Supra

FERC Seeks Input on Cyberthreats to Small Generators, Mulls Regulatory Action

At its June 18 open meeting, FERC issued a notice of inquiry seeking public input on cybersecurity-related enhancements to the Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) reliability standards. In light ...
POWER Magazine

Tackling NERC CIP and Cybersecurity at America’s Largest Gas-fired Cogeneration Plant

The Midland Cogeneration Venture (MCV) in Midland, Michigan, is the largest natural gas-fired combined electrical energy and steam energy generating plant in the U.S. It is capable of continuously ...
Network World

Do You Know about these Real-Life NERC CIP SCADA Vulnerabilities?

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 ...
JD Supra

FERC Approves NERC’s CIP Reliability Standard on Cyber Security

On May 23, 2024, FERC approved the North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s (“NERC”) proposed Critical Infrastructure Protection (“CIP”) Reliability Standard, CIP-012-2 (Cyber Security – ...
T&D

Compliance Functionality Enhanced in New Release of CrossBow NERC CIP Solution for Cyber Security

As the deadline for NERC CIP compliance draws near, GarrettCom, Inc. has announced enhanced features for its CrossBow NERC CIP Solution, including enhanced server redundancy; additional options for ...
Houston Chronicle

(BW) New ConsoleWorks(R) Solution for NERC CIP Compliance; Correlates Detection and Remediation of Critical Cyber Security Events with Enforcement of Compliance Policies

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 ...
Security

Compliance Functionality Enhanced in New Release of CrossBow NERC CIP Solution for Cyber Security

HOUSTON , Oct. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- As the deadline for NERC CIP compliance draws near, GarrettCom(TM), Inc. today announced enhanced features for its CrossBow(TM) NERC CIP Solution, including enhanced ...