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Keeping the Lights On: How Plant Operators Manage Cyber Risk

Interrupting power grids is one of the most effective ways to cripple a town or a city. If a region can’t keep the lights on, pretty much everything must come…


A Systematic Approach to Checking Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure
cybersecurity

When securing network assets, a long and often complex list of configurations must be performed to ensure industrial control systems have the appropriate cyber protection. This article presents a systematic…


Mixed Reactions on Looming DOE NOPR for Bulk Power System Security

The Department of Energy (DOE) will issue a notice of proposed rule-making (NOPR) to implement President Trump’s broad bulk power system (BPS) security executive order (EO) “later this fall,” a…


How to Prepare for NERC CIP-013-1
cybersecurity

It’s an exciting era in energy generation. The rapid adoption of IT systems and networked technology has enabled new business models and catalyzed production decentralization. However, with innovation comes new…


Introduction to NERC CIP Version 5
cybersecurity

Even if your generating facility was exempt from previous versions of NERC’s Critical Infrastructure Protection standards, the latest version dramatically steps up the number of facilities encompassed, so the odds…