Utilities Industry Spotlight: CIP Compliance, as Mandated by FERC and NERC, Has Never Been Easier!
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) continue to place great emphasis on complying with the Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) mandate. As of July 2009, energy company owners and operators were required to comply with specific CIP compliance requirements to safeguard critical cyber assets.
The compliance challenge is even greater today as those same companies face multiple regulations outside of FERC/NERC, including PCI and SOX. The promise of “compliance in a box” log management solutions falls far short of delivering genuine security improvements. The reality is that log management and forensic analysis is simply not enough. What's needed is a proactive approach to network defense and insider abuse that won’t strain existing energy company IT resources.
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SolarWinds Log & Event Manager (LEM) provides you with unprecedented network visibility, security and control at a price point that will have your boss smiling. SolarWinds LEM includes over 650 network and security monitoring rules and more than 240 pre-built compliance and management reports - at no extra cost. It works with your existing network tools to deliver a comprehensive security solution with real-time log management, event correlation, end-point security, and active response technology.
SolarWinds LEM delivers support for the main tenants of FERC/NERC CIP including:
- CIP-003-1 – Cyber Security – Security Management Controls
- CIP-005-1 – Cyber Security – Electronic Security Perimeter(s)
- CIP-006-1 – Cyber Security – Physical Security of Critical Cyber Assets
- CIP-007-1 – Cyber Security – Systems Security Management
- CIP-008-1 – Cyber Security – Incident Reporting and Response Planning
Why settle for just log management and forensics when you can proactively defend your network with:
- Active Response: user-defined automated actions enable proactive network defense against external attacks and insider abuse.
- End-Point Security: SolarWinds LEM safeguards against confidential or personal identity information being copied to inappropriate devices such as a USB drive.
- Real-Time Monitoring & Event Correlation: working in memory, SolarWinds LEM delivers true real-time monitoring and event correlation without taxing valuable system and network resources.
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