NIST Seeks Input on Draft Report on Smart Grid Cyber Security

Comments on the draft report are due June 2, 2010.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced that it is requesting public comment on the second draft of its Smart Grid Cyber Security Strategy and Requirements report. This report addresses a broad range of issues, covering not only cyber security concerns at different points of the electric grid, but also privacy and the protection of energy consumers' personal information.

Although NIST has clarified that its report on Smart Grid cyber security is intended as a guidance document, it is expected that NIST's final report will serve as the basis for the eventual adoption of mandatory cyber security requirements for the nation's electric infrastructure. Any recommendations in the NIST Smart Grid cyber security report are therefore likely to affect significantly the design, planning, development, deployment and implementation of Smart Grid technology and systems. For example, the following