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Full Announcement | Prudent Additions Recommendations (Part 2) and Meet and Maintain Recommendations (Part 3) | Infographic On Monday, November 4, NERC published Prudent Additions Recommendations (Part…

Cyberattacks continue to escalate in frequency and sophistication, presenting significant risks to the electric power industry and obligations to protect personal information. A data breach that involves personal information may…

As the NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) standards continue to mature, maintaining compliance with updates and revisions to the standards, like CIP-003-9, is essential to the integrity of the systems…

Many of us have been there: you have discovered an instance of possible noncompliance with a NERC Reliability Standard requirement and you need to submit a Self-Report or Self-Log. You…

What is Self-Certification? Self-certification is one of the compliance monitoring tools MRO uses to assess compliance with NERC Reliability Standards. As part of this process, utilities companies (also referred to…

With the holiday season approaching, many look forward to gifting kids the latest tech gadgets. While smartphones, tablets, and gaming consoles can bring endless excitement, they also introduce potential security…

The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) announced on Tuesday, October 21, that its Modernization of Standards Processes and Procedures Task Force (MSPPTF) posted draft recommendations for comment on transforming how NERC develops Reliability Standards in three areas…

As a CIP Senior Manager with nearly three decades of experience in the industry, I am preoccupied with achieving compliance with North American Reliability Organization (NERC) Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Reliability Standards as a byproduct of sound security, reliability, and resiliency practices. In navigating this mission…