FERC, NERC Conduct Study on Cyber Incident Response at Electric Utilities

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FERC, NERC Conduct Study on Cyber Incident Response at Electric Utilities
September 21, 2020
https://www.securityweek.com/ferc-nerc-conduct-study-cyber-incident-response-electric-utilities

The report is based on a study conducted by staff at FERC, NERC and NERC regional entities.

The study is based on information provided by experts at eight U.S. electric utilities of various sizes and functions, and its goal was to help the industry improve incident response and incident recovery plans, which authors of the study say help ensure the reliability of the bulk electric system in the event of a cybersecurity incident.
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The study found that there is no best incident response and recovery (IRR) plan model. The IRR plans of the targeted utilities share many similarities — they are based on the same NIST framework (SP 800-61) — but there are also differences, and some organizations have developed separate plans for incidents impacting their operational and business networks.

However, staff at NERC and FERC have identified some practices that all electric utilities should consider when developing an IRR plan.
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Another important factor that needs to be considered in this phase is related to the resource implications of an incident response of indeterminate length.
As for post-incident activities, the report recommends using lessons learned from incidents and simulations to improve IRR plans and address possible shortfalls.
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2020 FERC, NERC and REs Report: "Cyber Planning for Response and Recovery Study (CYPRES)"
(PDF): https://cms.ferc.gov/sites/default/files/2020-09/FERC%26NERC_CYPRES_Report.pdf

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