Cyber & Grid Security
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Past Highlights |
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February 14, 2012
Electricity Grid Modernization: Progress Being Made on Cybersecurity Guidelines, but Key Challenges Remain to be Addressed
September 15, 2011
March 31, 2010
FERC approves the CIP (Critical Infrastructure Protection) Version 3 Reliability Standards, addressing several timely incremental corrections, as directed by the September 2009 order, and an Implementation Plan for Newly Identified Critical Cyber Assets and Newly Registered Entities Decision
March 18, 2010
FERC approves the Implementation Plan for nuclear power plant generator owners and operators to comply with the Version 1 CIP standards Decision
December 17, 2009
FERC addresses NERC's CIP Implementation Plan applicable to generator owners and operators of U.S. nuclear power plants, and directs NERC to provide additional information regarding the scope of systems determination at issue Decision
December 17, 2009
September 30, 2009
FERC approves Version 2 CIP standards, making initial revisions toward compliance with Order 706, effective April 1, 2010, and directing several revisions to the standards and the implementation plan Decision
July 16, 2009
April 29, 2009
March 19, 2009
March 19, 2009
FERC Order No. 706-B clarifies that facilities within a nuclear generation plant in the United States that are not regulated by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission are subject to compliance with the eight mandatory CIP Reliability Standards approved by Order No. 706 Order No. 706-B
January 18, 2008
FERC issues Order No. 706, approving the eight CIP standards as discussed in the NOPR and further identifying numerous issues for NERC to address in developing further modifications to the CIP standards Order No. 706
January 17, 2008
April 8, 2008
January 17, 2008
July 19, 2007
December 11, 2006
FERC releases a Staff Preliminary Assessment of NERC’s proposed CIP standards, allowing opportunity for public comment Preliminary Assessment
August 28, 2006
September 18, 2001
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Reports |
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March 10, 2011
Electricity Grid Modernization: Progress Being Made on Cybersecurity Guidelines, but Key Challenges Remain to be Addressed
January 26, 2011
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Monitoring of Power Grid Cyber Security
January 2010
Electromagnetic Pulse: Effects on the U.S. Power Grid, a Report done by Oak Ridge National Laboratory for FERC, DOE and DHS
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Testimony |
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May 31, 2011
Joseph McClelland testifies before the House Subcommittee on Energy and Power on Protecting the Electric Grid: the Grid Reliability and Infrastructure Defense Act Testimony | Event Details
May 5, 2011
Joseph McClelland testifies before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Cyber Security Testimony | Event Details
March 23, 2010
October 27, 2009
Joseph McClelland's testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment on Protecting the Electric Grid Event Details | Testimony
July 21, 2009
Joseph McClelland testified before the House Homeland Security Committee Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, & Science & Technology on Securing the Modern Electric Grid from Physical and Cyber Attacks Event Details | Testimony
May 7, 2009
Joseph McClelland testified before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on cybersecurity and critical electricity infrastructure Event Details | Testimony ![PDF](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010030918im_/http://www.ferc.gov/images/icon_pdf1.gif)
September 11, 2008
Former Chairman Kelliher testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality on Protecting the Electric Grid from Cyber-Security Threats Event Details | Testimony
July 31, 2008
Former Chairman Kelliher testified before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on the state of the nation’s transmission grid, as well as the implementation of the 2005 Energy Policy Act transmission provisions, including reliability, siting and infrastructure investment. Event Details | Testimony
May 21, 2008
Former Chairman Kelliher testified before the House Homeland Security Committee, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology on Implications of Cyber Vulnerabilities on the Resiliency and Security of the Electric Grid Event Details | Testimony
October 17, 2007
Joseph McClelland testified before the House Homeland Security Committee Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, & Science & Technology on cyber security. Event Details | Testimony
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CONTACT |
Ted Franks
Telephone: 202-502-6311
Email: edward.franks@ferc.gov
Congressional Inquires
Chris Murray
Telephone: 202-502-8004
Email: chris.murray@ferc.gov |
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CYBER & GRID SECURITY |
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QUICK LINKS |
Orders on Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP)
EPAct of 2005
Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007,
Title XIII
NERC CIP
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