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Identifying critical assets, as required in CIP-002 R1 and R2, is the foundation of CIP compliance for all NERC-registered entities. There have been three recent developments that suggest that all entities should take a new look at their critical asset identification methodology, whether or not they have already made this identification:
• NERC approved version 2 of the CIP Reliability Standards, including revisions to CIP-002-1.
• The NERC CIP Committee considered at its March, 2009 meeting the latest draft set of guidelines for identifying critical assets. [These guidelines are still under development.] See http://www.nerc.com/filez/cipmin.html.
• Michael Assante, the Chief Security Officer of NERC, published in April 2009 a letter to the industry (http://www.nerc.com/fileUploads/File/News/CIP-002-Identification-Letter-040709.pdf) questioning whether they have done a good enough job of identifying critical assets, especially on the generation side. Members of Congress have repeated these questions.
In this webinar, Encari will focus on:
• The importance of critical asset identification under the NERC CIP framework
• The difference between critical asset identification and NERC registration criteria
• Latest industry guidance
• Future developments for CIP-002 and critical asset identification
Attendees of this Webinar will more fully understand the measures necessary to satisfy the CIP-002 requirements.
It is important to note that no one NERC CIP-002 compliance strategy will be suitable for any and all organizations. As such, the subject matter discussed during this Webinar should not be interpreted as guidance ensuring NERC CIP-002 compliance.
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