The FISMA Focus IPD

From: UtilityDIVE

Robert Walton

Dive Brief:

• The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is considering approving new cybersecurity standards proposed by the North American Electric Reliability Corp. in an effort to secure the reliability of the United States’ bulk electric system (BES).
• The new standards will primarily cover “transient electronic devices,” adopting security protocols for devices such as thumb drives and laptops, which are frequently connected and disconnected from systems.
• Comments on the proposed new standards will be due within 60 days of the notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) being published in the Federal Register.

Dive Insight:

Efforts to secure the country’s electric grid are now a continuous process, proceeding on several fronts. While FERC is considering new security protocols, NERC is also gearing up for next month’s biennial GridEx event, which simulates an attack on the electric grid.

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