by Rob O’Connor, NERC Reliability Specialist Passwords are a necessary part of conducting our business in a secure fashion. But bad habits and shortcuts make it all too easy for bad actors to compromise security protocols. Hackers are trying to crack your credentials...
by Richard Schlottmann, Senior NERC Reliability Specialist Well, it’s that time again! PRC-019 re-validation is underway or has been completed for most folks and there are some interesting things coming to light. It seems there is a trend for facilities having to file...
by Wanda Niemann-Marshall, Power Market Compliance Services Specialist In February of 2022 NERC released their 2021 annual report. One area of particular interest to our industry found in the report is the “Reliability Guideline – Natural Gas and Electrical...
by Michiko Sell, Supervisor NERC Services NAES NERC has been actively evaluating the network security controls implemented by third party OEMs of Industrial Control Systems for several registered entities. Recently E-ISAC released a Cyber Bulletin (Posting ID 138889)...
by Richard Schulte, NERC Reliability Specialist Concerns about climate change have countries looking for alternatives to using fossil fuels for our energy needs. President Biden has announced a goal for the US to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050. To achieve...
By Michiko Sell, Supervisor NERC CIP Services I recently read this quote by Sufi poet Rumi who wrote, Life is “your road and yours alone. Others may walk it with you, but no one can walk it for you.” And I thought this applies to so many aspects of our...
