Understanding the New
Draft Guidelines for Smart Grid Cyber Security
from the
National Institute of Standards and Technology:
A Webinar Presented by the Utilities Telecom Council
Thursday, July 29, 2010 – 2:00pm to 3:30pm EDT
MEMBERS: CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO A RECORDED COPY OF THIS WEBINAR
“Utilities will be spending more time and money on cyber security over the next two years than they are currently planning. If it hasn’t already, the NIST Smart Grid Cyber Security Guidelines will become their Bible.” - William R. Moroney, President /CEO, Utilities Telecom Council
The UTC Smart Grid Cyber Security Webinar will be available at no charge to UTC members as well as federal and state regulators, but you must register to participate.
Understanding the NIST Smart Grid Cyber Security Guidelines is especially important to all electric, gas and water utilities as well as their regulators, because it is the definitive work on what must be done to protect these critical elements of our nation’s infrastructure. Much work is already being done, especially in the bulk power arena; however, more cyber security is needed and that need extends into the energy distribution system. While not yet announced, it is logical to expect that NERC CIP work in 2011 will begin to mirror much of what is embodied in these NIST guidelines. That is why it is so critical the all utilities begin to understand their scope and impact. This Webinar will serve as an essential introduction.
While the focus of these cyber security guidelines is on smart (electric) grids, their application is equally important to gas and water utilities. All of UTC's electric, gas and water utility members as well as our technology partner members are invited and encouraged to have someone from their organization participate in this Webinar Questions? Please contact UTC’s Member Services Department at 202.833.6812 or meetings@utc.org.
PRESENTERS:
Annabelle Lee
Senior Cyber Security Strategist
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Dave Dalva
Senior Security Strategist
Smart Grid Business Unit
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Lee and Dalva are the Co-Chairs of the Cyber Security Working Group of the NIST Smart Grid Interoperability Panel.
MODERATOR:
Klaus Bender
Director of Standards and Engineering
Utilities Telecom Council
DOCUMENTATION:
The final draft of the NIST Guidelines for Smart Grid Cyber Security – DRAFT NISTIR 7628 – is an update of the earlier draft released in February. This document is available for download in three volumes:
- Cyber Security Strategy, High-Level Logical Architecture, & Privacy.
- Security Architecture & Requirement.
- Supporting Analyses & References.
If you can only read one volume, read the first one.
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