Revised Phase I Cyber Security Standards Under Review; Multi-Phase Development Approach Will Address Short and Long-Term Goals  • December 11, 2008


As part of its efforts to better address cyber security and critical infrastructure protection, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation and its Cyber Security Standard Drafting Team have recently released phase one of proposed revisions to eight Critical Infrastructure Protection reliability standards for industry comment and review. The standards (CIP-002 through CIP-009) are designed to ensure utilities and other users, owners, and operators of the bulk power system in North America have appropriate procedures in place to protect critical infrastructure from cyber attack.

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