Related Files
Status
The 45-day comment period, additional ballots, and non-binding polls for the Project 2019-02 BES Cyber System Information Access Management concluded at 8 p.m. Eastern, Monday, September 21, 2020 for the following Standards and Implementation Plan:
CIP-004-7 - Cyber Security - Personnel & Training
CIP-011-3 - Cyber Security - Information Protection
Implementation Plan
Background
This initiative enhances BES reliability by creating increased choice, greater flexibility, higher availability, and reduced‐cost options for entities to manage their BES Cyber System Information, by providing a secure path towards utilization of modern third‐party data storage and analysis systems. In addition, the proposed project would clarify the protections expected when utilizing third‐party solutions (e.g., cloud services).
Standard(s) Affected – CIP-004-6 - Cyber Security - Personnel & Training | CIP-011-2 - Cyber Security - Information Protection
Purpose/Industry Need
The purpose of this project is to clarify the CIP requirements related to BES
Cyber System Information (BCSI) access, to allow for alternative methods, such
as encryption, to be utilized in the protection of BCSI.
