NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection (NERC CIP) Overview

Captiva Solutions, comprehensive NERC CIP cybersecurity training course covers a variety of topics in the protection of critical infrastructure that is part of the Bulk Electric Systems (BES). This 3-day course provides an overview of the NERC CIP standards including a history of their development, an understanding of the present standards, and a view of standards subject to future enforcement. The course also provides an overview of each standard, its fundamental purpose, and the intent of each requirement and presents the learner with vital introductory cybersecurity concepts and analyzes cyber threats and relevant defense mechanisms, the reasons behind common compliance violations, and an overview of the CIP audit/compliance program as an effective strategy for building a compliance program.