WASHINGTON, D.C. – At its monthly open meeting, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a final rule approving Reliability Standard CIP-015-1 (Cyber Security – Internal Network Security Monitoring), which was originally developed in response to a FERC directive in Order No. 887. The final rule directs NERC to develop modifications that extend internal network security monitoring to electronic access control or monitoring systems and physical access control systems outside the electronic security perimeter and to submit modifications within 12 months of the effective date of the final rule.
FERC also issued a withdrawal of a June 18, 2020, notice of inquiry and termination of rulemaking proceeding, noting that its action followed consideration of the record and included later actions by NERC and FERC to address issues core to the notice of inquiry.
In addition, Mark Lauby, NERC's senior vice president and chief engineer, briefed FERC on the Iberian Peninsula blackout, discussing NERC's observations drawn from publicly available information and lessons learned for the North American bulk power system.
NERC appreciates FERC's focus on reliability and security matters and will continue to work toward assuring the reliability and security of the North American bulk power system.
