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

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