Testing Procedures & Recovery Plans for CIP Compliance

Wednesday Dec 16, 2009 Presented by Energy Central
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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 explore how to establish initial and ongoing testing and recovery procedures that help you meet CIP compliance requirements.

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Testing Procedures & Recovery Plans 
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 sixth webcast, Testing Procedures & Recovery Plans, you'll hear from industry veterans, Kim Morris and Bart Thielbar, who are seasoned in the compliance process, allowing you to:

• The critical role testing plays in maintaining organizational control of assets and mitigating risk issues
• An overview of the testing and recovery requirements — CIP-007, R1,008, and 009

• Best practices for constructing and maintaining a sound testing environment
• How incident reporting and response planning support reliability of the bulk electric system 

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Title: Testing Procedures & Recovery Plans
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, a Division of Energy Central

Agenda

1. Testing Procedures
 - Why testing is important
- Test environments
- What to test
- Testing methods
2. Recovery Plans
 - Types of events
- Elements of a recovery plan
     ◊ Empowered responders
     ◊ Plan for extended recovery time
     ◊ Document the recovery
     ◊ Designate management support
     ◊ Test and update the plan
- Backup storage
- Media Testing
3. 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 
(On Demand)
12/16/09 Testing Procedures & Recovery Plans
(On Demand)


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Speaker Biographies: Testing Procedures & Recovery Plans


Kim Morris
Director of Architecture and Security
Public Service of New Mexico (PNM)
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, a Division of Energy Central
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.

Produced by Energy Central, 2821 S Parker Rd, Suite 1105, Aurora CO 80014, 800.459.2233
in conjunction with NERC.


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