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FERC provides additional details on incentives for advanced cybersecurity investments
FERC provides additional details on incentives for advanced cybersecurity investments
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) announced this week that it is revising its regulations to offer incentive-based rate treatment for the transmission of electric energy in interstate commerce and the wholesale sale of electric energy by utilities. These investments…
FERC approves Reliability Standard CIP-003-9 covering supply chain risk management of low-impact BES cyber systems
FERC approves Reliability Standard CIP-003-9 covering supply chain risk management of low-impact BES cyber systems
The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) published an order approving the proposed Reliability Standard CIP-003-9 put forward by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) in December. The agency also approved the associated implementation plan, associated violation risk factors,…
NERC 2022 Annual Report highlights cybersecurity remains at forefront of addressing reliability risks
NERC 2022 Annual Report highlights cybersecurity remains at forefront of addressing reliability risks
The NERC (North American Electric Reliability Corporation) presented on Tuesday its 2022 Annual Report underscoring that the electricity ecosystem is going to have to come to grips with cost-effectively protecting lower-impact assets from physical and cyber threats. The alert comes…
FERC publishes final rule for integrating INSM requirements into CIP reliability standards
FERC publishes final rule for integrating INSM requirements into CIP reliability standards
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) called upon the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) to develop new or modified Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) reliability standards that require internal network security monitoring (INSM) for CIP-networked environments. The move would affect…
FERC report finds non-compliance and security risks exist across BES cyber assets, protected cyber assets
FERC report finds non-compliance and security risks exist across BES cyber assets, protected cyber assets
Staff at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) found that most of the registered entities' cybersecurity protection processes and procedures met the mandatory requirements of the Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) standards, but potential non-compliance and security risks remained. Audits of…

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NERC 2021 Annual Report highlights need to maintain continued focus on improving cyber defenses
NERC 2021 Annual Report highlights need to maintain continued focus on improving cyber defenses
FERC initiates process for integrating INSM requirements into CIP reliability standards
FERC initiates process for integrating INSM requirements into CIP reliability standards
NERC CIP
Updated mapping between NIST CSF and NERC CIP standards to bolster compliance and security programs
reliability standards
NERC seeks approval for proposed reliability standards CIP-004-7, CIP-011-3
supply chain risk management
FERC approves supply chain risk management standards for bulk electricity cyber systems

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