Michael Assante explains how NERC’s CIP standards help ensure our electricity is there when we need it.
Today, an increasing number of utilities and energy companies are embracing a new paradigm in the way they approach enterprise security. Previously, a significant amount of security resources were focused on protecting the perimeter. Now a new, more dynamic and proactive approach is emerging as traditional reactive measures are no longer sufficient.
Being at the hubs of today’s transmission and distribution grids, SCADA systems have received a great deal of attention.
It is not a question of if you are ready, but when. This year is critical for utilities as NERC CIP regulations require that utilities be “Compliant” by July 1, 2009 and “Auditably Compliant” by July 1, 2010.
Gary Layton of Black & Veatch, Panos Anastassiadis of Cyveillance, Inc. and Marcel van Helten of GE Fanuc examine the issue and look at potential solutions.