Communications Technologies and Practices to Satisfy NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP)

Author

Tibbals, Tim ; Dolezilek, David

Author_Institution

Schweitzer Eng. Labs. Inc., Pullman, WA

fYear

2006

fDate

14-17 March 2006

Firstpage

454

Lastpage

479

Abstract

This paper addresses the new North American Reliability Council (NERC) critical infrastructure protection (CIP) requirements, which have replaced the guidelines in the previous NERC standards 1200 and 1300 on cybersecurity. This paper is a tutorial on how to deploy intelligent electronic devices (IEDs) and communications and security technology to satisfy each applicable section of the NERC CIP and reduce the chances of electronic intrusion. Through use of the information in this paper, each entity can begin the process of satisfying internal responsibilities to proactively improve security and strengthen their security posture

Keywords

security of data; telecommunication network reliability; telecommunication security; CIP; IED; NERC standards; North American Reliability Council; communications technology; critical infrastructure protection; cybersecurity; electronic intrusion; intelligent electronic devices; security technology; ANSI standards; Communications technology; Computer security; Councils; IEC standards; ISO standards; Information security; Protection; Standards development; Standards organizations;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Systems Conference: Advanced Metering, Protection, Control, Communication, and Distributed Resources, 2006. PS '06

Conference_Location

Clemson, SC

Print_ISBN

0-615-13280-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PSAMP.2006.285415

Filename

4064695