Update in NERC CIP Activities September 4, 2014

Update in NERC CIP Activities

September 4, 2014

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• Update on CIP-014-1 • Update on Revisions to CIP Version 5

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• Questions

Agenda

• NOPR for FERC Approval Issued July 17 Comments Due Sept 8 Comment Responses Sept 22

• Adopted by NERC Board of Trustees May 13• Approved by Industry Final Ballot May 5• FERC Directive March 7

Key Dates: Project 2014-04 Physical Security (CIP-014-1)

• CIP Standards Revisions 45-day comment period Sept 3 – Oct

17 Ballot Oct 8-17 Non-Binding Poll (VRF/VSL) Oct 8-17 RSAWs Sept 17** SDT meeting, Austin TX Oct 22-24 Final Ballot

Oct 31 – Nov 10**

**Expected date

Key DatesCIP-002 to CIP-011 Revisions

• CIP-003-6 R2 for Low Impact Assets Requires implementation of one or more documented cyber security

plan(s) Attachment 1 includes required elements or options that may be

selected to address: o Cyber security o Physical access controlso Electronic access controlso Cyber Security Incident response

Attachment 2 includes detailed measures for demonstrating compliance Introduces 2 new definitions

o Low Impact BES Cyber System Electronic Access Points (LEAP)o Low Impact External Routable Connectivity (LERC)

Significant Changes to CIP-003-6

• CIP-010-2 R4 for Transient Devices Requires implementation of one or more documented plan(s) Attachment 1 includes required elements or options that may be

selected to address: o Transient Cyber Asset(s) Owned or Managed by the Responsible Entityo Transient Cyber Asset(s) Owned or Managed by Vendors or Contractorso Removable Media

Attachment 2 includes detailed measures for demonstrating compliance Modifies 2 definitions, based on comments

o Transient Cyber Asset o Removable Media

Significant Changes to CIP-010-2

• Single ballot for IAC language removal. These proposed standards will be version X for the ballot.

o CIP-003-X o CIP-004-X o CIP-007-X o CIP-010-X o CIP-011-X

• Separate ballots for language changes Low Impact Assets and Transient Devices.

o CIP-003-6o CIP-010-2o Definitions – Lowso Definitions – TDo IP-v6

CIP-002 to CIP-011 Revision Postings

CIP-002 to CIP-011 Revision Postings

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• Project 2014-02 CIP Standards Version 5 Revisions http://www.nerc.com/pa/Stand/Pages/Project-2014-XX-Critical-

Infrastructure-Protection-Version-5-Revisions.aspx

• Project 2014-04 Physical Security http://www.nerc.com/pa/Stand/Pages/Project-2014-04-Physical-

Security.aspx

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