NERC CIP Compliance Training Offered by Former Auditors

The National Electric Sector Cybersecurity Organization (NESCO) is pleased to announce the formation of a NERC CIP Compliance Training Program.

Portland, OR, June 15, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Cyber security is constantly evolving. Consequently, the regulatory landscape needs to keep up with these changing tides in order to assure that there is a consistent and adequate measure of security discipline being applied to the power grid. Discovering ways to efficiently and effectively apply good security practice and meet regulatory obligations at the same time is not easy. This training program is designed to arm the attendees with the tools and knowledge necessary to build a security program that will help your organization achieve that goal.

This event is focused on developing security practices that assist in achieving North America Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) compliance. This one-day learning opportunity will feature informative sessions led by instructors who have first hand knowledge of utility operations and CIP compliance. All three instructors have previously been CIP Auditors and have practical security experience working for electric utilities.

Follow this link to register - http://nescotraining.eventbrite.com/

About NESCO
The National Electric Sector Cybersecurity Organization (NESCO) brings together domestic and international security professionals for the purpose of fostering innovative security technology, architectures and applications to improve the security posture of the power grid. NESCO is an organization designed to foster the sharing of ideas and build relationships amongst electric sector suppliers, service providers, asset owners and operators. This collaboration combines the industry’s collective knowledge, capabilities, and experience to help protect the electric grid and enhance integration of smart grid technologies with the goal of adequately protecting against cyber attacks.

The National Electric Sector Cybersecurity Organization (NESCO) is a Department of Energy funded program of EnergySec a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. More information is available at http://www.energysec.org/nesco

About EnergySec
EnergySec began in 2003 as an informal organization of security professionals within the electric industry interested in discussing common security practices, challenges and principles relevant to the protection of their company’s assets and the power grid at large. Since that time, participation has grown and it is now the forum for information security, physical security, audit, disaster recovery and business continuity professionals for energy industry asset owners with members from all regions of North America.

EnergySec’s mission is to assure that security practices, ideas and principles are shared among energy organizations. To drive security excellence among participants through collaboration, careful analysis of security issues, near-instantaneous and confidential information-sharing where identity of discussants remains undisclosed, and through extensive outreach programs. More information is available at http://www.energysec.org

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