FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION ISSUES RULE: CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION RELIABILITY STANDARD CIP-015-1-CYBER SECURITY-INTERNAL NETWORK SECURITY MONITORING

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has issued a rule called: Critical Infrastructure Protection Reliability Standard CIP-015-1-Cyber Security-Internal Network Security Monitoring.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on July 2 by Carlos D. Clay, Deputy Secretary.

Summary: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) approves proposed Reliability Standard CIP-015-1 (Cyber Security-Internal Network Security Monitoring), which the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), submitted in response to a Commission directive. In addition, the Commission directs NERC to develop certain modifications to proposed Reliability Standard CIP-015-1 to extend internal network security monitoring to i...