NERC CIP are security standards to regulate, enforce, monitor, and manage North America’s Bulk Electric System (BES).
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation Critical Infrastructure Protection (NERC CIP) plan is a set of standards aimed at regulating, enforcing, monitoring and managing the security of the Bulk Electric System (BES) in North America. These standards apply...
Cisco is not only “IT approved” but is “IT preferred”, helping you streamline and accelerate security deployments in the utility industry. Product mapping and alignment to NERC CIP Requirements Summary Explanation/Purpose Solution Mapping
However, the additional requests from FERC leave entities in limbo for some vital implementation issues until NERC responds back to FERC. The elephant in the room is the language present in eleven of the CIP Version 5 requirements to "identify, assess, and correct" deficiencies (IACD). While ...
Protectionis the next function, which calls on organizations todevelop and implement safeguardsthat limit the effects of cybersecurity incidents, such as firewalls, security monitoring programs and physical security measures. Thedetectionfunction mandates that an organization must implement competent procedures...
Protecting the Grid: Addressing NERC CIP Requirements for Securing Privileged Access Preparing for the 5G Revolution Starts with Understanding Identity Security Threats Securing the Grid: Why Privileged Access Security is Key to Protecting Critical Energy and Utilities Infrastructure ...
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation can help organizations that are already compliant with NERC CIP by simplifying and enhancing their compliance posture. Learn more Explore Akamai solutions by industry See why the world’s most innovative companies trust Akamai to protect and deliver their digital experiences...
inclusion of security testing in CI/CD environments. Adding this step during the course of development can save a company remediation time and the cost of a fix or compliance penalty after deployment. DAST is also extremely important for making sure your organization is NERC CIP andPCI compliant...
TheNorth American Electric Reliability(NERC) Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) standard – a regulation safeguarding the integrity of the U.S. and Canadian electric power grid TheFederal Information Security Modernization Act(FISMA) – a U.S. regulation that aims to strengthen the security of ...
The CIS Controls map to most major compliance frameworks such as the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, NIST 800-53, ISO 27000 series, and regulations such as PCI DSS, HIPAA, NERC CIP, and FISMA. Mappings from the CIS Controls have been defined for these other frameworks to give a starting ...