Protecting Critical Cyberassets Through NERC CIP Mandates

摘要

For a bulk electricity provider, developing and maintaining a strong cybersecurity posture can be challenging for many reasons. Systems used for the safe, reliable operation of bulk electric power infrastructure are known as industrial control and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems. They were designed and installed 15 years ago-before the Internet age and without cybersecurity in mind. These systems were air gapped, meaning they were not connected to anything outside the four walls of the protected plant environment.