In a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) issued on April 18, 2019, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) requested comments (NOPR)
In a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) issued on
April 18, 2019, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(FERC or Commission) requested comments on proposed Critical
Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Reliability Standard CIP-012-1
(CIP-012-1), a new cybersecurity rule requiring responsible
entities to harden communication links and secure certain types of
data transmitted between the Control Centers that operate the bulk electric
system. Responsible entities include balancing authorities,
generator operators, reliability coordinators, transmission
operators and transmission owners that own or operate a Control
Center. Conceived in response to the Commission’s directive
in Order No. 822, proposed CIP-012-1 envisions a
tiered data security framework with data security measures to be
implemented based on an assessment of risk levels (low, medium, and
high) associated with various aspects of responsible
entities’ Control Centers.
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