From: IntelligentUtility
The countdown has begun for the electric utility substation and distribution site. The standards for physical and cybersecurity for U.S. substation and distribution sites will officially move from CIP Version 3 to CIP Version 5 on April 1, 2016. CIP (Critical Infrastructure Protection) levels, as established by the North American Energy Reliability Corporation (NERC), will tighten and utilities need to be ready. But where do you start planning for substation and distribution site security?
April 2016 will be a turning point for “radical change” in the utility industry according to Lila Kee, a participant in the NIST-NCCOE Energy Sector Identity and Access Management Use Case Consortium, which assists utility groups in implementing National Institute of Standards and Technology and NERC CIP standards for identity and access management as part of her job at GlobalSign, a cybersecurity consulting partner to the utility industry.
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