Change Management Systems for CIP Compliance

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Achieving NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) compliance isn't a luxury, it's the law - violations can cost you up to $1 million dollars a day. Are you ready to be CIP compliant? Join Energy Central for the NERC CIP Compliance webcasts, which will provide you with unique insights on how to prepare for your upcoming audit.

This webcast will take a look at CIP-003 R6, change and configuration managment, and other CIP requirements relying on change and configuration management processes. The webcast features compliance veterans Kim Morris of Public Service of New Mexico and Bart Thielbar of Sierra Energy Group.

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Change Management Systems 
Developed in coordination with NERC (view NERC press release*), Energy Central's CIP Compliance webcasts provide unique insights on how to comply with the standards. NERC reviews all content to ensure accurate information is presented.

The third webcast, Change Management Systems , you'll hear from industry veterans, Kim Morris and Bart Thielbar, who are seasoned in the compliance process, allowing you to:

• Requirements related to change control and configuration management, inclusive of test procedures. 
• CIP issues to consider when undergoing modifications, upgrades and implementations. 

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Title: Change Management Systems 
Cost: $147.00
Featuring:

   Kim Morris (full bio)
   Director of Architecture and Security
   Public Service of New Mexico (PNM)  

   Bart Thielbar, CISA (full bio)
   Senior Research Analyst, Sierra Energy Group 

Agenda

1. Change Control Configuration Management (note: this is not about the NERC process but about internal documentation and possible processes) — Establish and document a process for change control and configuration management of critical cyber assets
2. Audit Trail Requirements — Requirements that qualify; Documenting these requirements internally
3. New Development Related to Version 2 of CIP Standards and Technical Feasibility Exceptions
4. Guest Speaker — Kim Morris, Public Service of New Mexico (PNM)

* NERC press release link:
www.nerc.com/fileUploads/File/
PressReleases/PR_090909_Energy-Central.pdf
The CIP Compliance
Series of Webcasts

 For comprehensive preparation, attend all six. The webcasts in the series include:

 

9/23/09 Identifying Critical Assets
(On Demand)
10/6/09 Program Governance Issues
(On Demand)
10/21/09 Change Management Systems
(On Demand)
11/11/09 Personnel Issues & Training
(On Demand)
12/2/09 Physical & Electronic Access Controls 
12/16/09 Testing Procedures & Recovery Plans


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Speaker Biographies: Change Management Systems 


Kim Morris
 Director Enterprise Information Security & IT Security Engineering 
 American Electric Power (AEP) 
Kim Morris is Director, Architecture and leads the Enterprise Architecture and Information Security practices at PNM Resources, a holding company of energy and energy-related businesses based in Albuquerque, NM.

Ms. Morris has held senior IT management positions in energy, retail, finance and technology. With more than 17 years experience in Information Technology, she has established information security practices and compliance programs, architected global enterprise technology strategies and solutions, established IT operations for startup organizations and strategically outsourced operational services. 

She holds a B. A. in Business Information Management from Southeastern Oklahoma State University, is a graduate of the Regional Leadership Forum (RLF) sponsored by the Society for Information Management (SIM) and has pursued graduate studies at Amberton University. Kim is a member of EEI security committee, ISACA, the SIM Dallas Chapter and serves on the board of directors for CAEAP. 


Bart Thielbar
Senior Research Analyst
Sierra Energy Group 
Bart Thielbar is a senior research analyst for Sierra Energy Group, the research and analysis division of Energy Central. Thielbar is also President of Itility Solutions, LLC, which he founded in early 2009. Itility provides executive advisory and consultative services regarding business process optimization and technology investments, including those related to the Smart Grid. Prior to forming Itility Solutions, LLC, Thielbar held various executive level positions, including serving as the Sr. Vice-President and CIO of NorthWestern Energy. 

Thielbar also is a former chair of the Edison Electric Institute's (EEI) and American Gas Association's (AGA) Technology Advisory Council (TAC). He holds his certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) designation from the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA).

The information from this webcast is provided for informational purposes only. An entity's adherence to the examples contained within this presentation does not constitute compliance with the NERC Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement Program ("CMEP") requirements, NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection ("CIP") Reliability Standards, or any other NERC Reliability Standards or rules. While the information included in this material may provide some of the methodology that NERC has elected to use to assess compliance with the requirements of the Reliability Standard, this material should not be treated as a substitute for the Reliability Standard or viewed as additional Reliability Standard requirements. In all cases, the entity should rely on the language contained in the Reliability Standard itself, and not on the language contained in this presentation, to determine compliance with the CIP Reliability Standards.

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