The forthcoming NERC-CIP-015-01 standard requires electric utilities to implement internal network security monitoring (INSM) to reduce the risk of operational impact from adversaries. Whether or not you’re subject to compliance with the new standard, all municipal electric utilities need the protection and cybersecurity resilience that INSM provides. Why? In today’s world you’re a potential critical infrastructure target, and perimeter security is not enough. Continuous network monitoring with deep packet inspection is the only way to detect and respond to anomalous or unauthorized activity in your ICS network before it’s too late.

Join us for a discussion with industry experts from Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) and Nozomi Networks around best practices for implementing INSM well ahead of NERC-CIP-015-01.

You’ll also learn:

• How an OT intrusion detection system, together with native cyber capabilities in your IEDs, switches, RTUs and other network components, can satisfy INSM requirements within the constraints faced by municipal electric utilities
• How an IDS leverages AI and ML to baseline your OT network behavior and set thresholds to reduce false positives and alert only on suspicious anomalous activity
• How software-defined networking can enforce secure access control, respond to a DoS attack by isolating the affected segment, ensure fast network healing and more
• What resources are available for municipal electric utilities with limited experience and bandwidth for OT threat analysis and response