NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Boot Camp
NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Boot Camp
This five-day boot camp provides a detailed overview of and teaches how to comply with the North American Electric Reliability Corporation Critical Infrastructure Protection (NERC CIP) standards.
Learn NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection
Boot camp overview
The Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) set of standards was developed by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) to ensure the protection of any assets used to operate North America’s Bulk Electric System (BES). Any entity that owns or operates any type of BES in the United States, Canada and Mexico must be compliant with NERC CIP requirements.
This boot camp provides a thorough review and analysis of NERC CIP standards currently subject to enforcement, as well as the ones that are subject to the future enforcement. It discusses the history and background of NERC CIP, the process of development and implementation of new standards, the role of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and Regional Entities, the reasons behind common compliance violations, and best practices for building an effective compliance program.
Skill up and get certified, guaranteed
Exam Pass Guarantee
If you don’t pass your exam on the first attempt, get a second attempt for free. Includes the ability to re-sit the course for free for up to one year.
100% Satisfaction Guarantee
If you’re not 100% satisfied with your training at the end of the first day, you may withdraw and enroll in a different Flex Pro or Flex Classroom course.
Knowledge Transfer Guarantee
If an employee leaves within three months of obtaining certification, Infosec will train a different employee at the same organization tuition-free for up to one year.
What's included?
- Five days of training with an expert instructor
- Infosec-led walkthroughs and demonstrations
- 90-day access to replays of daily lessons (Flex Pro)
- 100% Satisfaction Guarantee
Course objectives
After attending this NERC CIP Boot Camp, you will be able to:
- Thoroughly understand the purpose and specific requirements of current and upcoming NERC CIP standards
- Implement best practices for building an effective NERC CIP compliance program
- Evaluate the impact of emerging trends on BES Cyber Systems
Who should attend
- Bulk Electrical System (BES) asset owners and operators
- Operations and support personnel
- Compliance managers, coordinators and analysts
- Professionals responsible for Critical Infrastructure Protection
- Anyone who wants to learn more about the NERC CIP standards
Learn from experts
We don’t just have great instructors, our instructors have years of industry experience and are recognized as experts. We’ve helped tens of thousands of students like you get certified and advance their careers.
Why choose Infosec
Your flexible learning experience
Infosec Flex makes expert, live instruction convenient with online and in-person formats tailored to how, when and where you learn best.
Public training boot camps held nationwide
- Pre-study course materials
- Live instruction
- Digital courseware
- Daily reinforcement materials
- Catered lunches
- Infosec community forum access
- 100% Satisfaction Guarantee
- Knowledge Transfer Guarantee
MOST POPULAR
Immersive, live-streamed instruction
- Pre-study course materials
- Live instruction
- Digital courseware
- Daily reinforcement materials
- Detailed performance reporting
- Video replays
- 90-day extended access to materials
- Infosec community forum access
- Exam Pass Guarantee
- 100% Satisfaction Guarantee
- Knowledge Transfer Guarantee
Tailored team training at your location
- Pre-study course materials
- Live, customized instruction at your location
- Digital courseware
- Daily reinforcement materials
- Detailed team performance reporting
- Video replays
- 90-day extended access to materials
- Infosec community forum access
- Exam Pass Guarantee
- 100% Satisfaction Guarantee
- Knowledge Transfer Guarantee
What you’ll learn
- Introduction to NERC, FERC and NERC CIP
- Short history of NERC CIP
- What does it mean to comply with NERC CIP?
- Audit considerations
- The NERC standards development process
- Interpretation questions
- How a NERC CIP program works
- Fines are going up!
- What are the currently-enforceable CIP standards? What is coming soon?
- CIP-002: Sets scope for NERC CIP
- CIP-003: Security awareness, security training, security policies and low impact requirements
- New version of CIP-003 coming 1/1/20, including electronic access control for low impact assets
- CIP-004: Personnel
- CIP-005: Firewalls, electronic security perimeters, interactive remote access
- CIP-006: Physical security of BES Cyber Systems
- CIP-007: Systems security management
- CIP-008: Incident response plans
- CIP-009: Backup and recovery plans
- CIP-010: Configuration management, security vulnerability assessments, laptops and USB sticks
- CIP-011: Information protection, device disposal or reuse
- CIP-012: Protection of communications between control centers (coming 2021 or 2022?)
- CIP-013: Supply chain security (in force 7/1/20)
- CIP-014: Physical protection of key substations
- Current standards drafting initiatives
- Incorporating virtualization into the existing standards
- BES Cyber System information in the cloud
- Version 2 of CIP-013
- The biggest issue in NERC CIP today: Why can’t we put BES Cyber Systems in the cloud?
- Not a very happy story at this point
- However, it will inevitably happen
- What’s the longer-term direction for NERC CIP?
- Risk-based standards
- “Real-time” standards development
- Will CIP be taken away from NERC and FERC?
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Get the cybersecurity training you need at a pace that fits your schedule with a subscription to Infosec Skills. Includes unlimited access to hundreds of additional on-demand courses — plus cloud-hosted cyber ranges where you can practice and apply knowledge in real-world scenarios — all for just $34 a month!
- 70+ learning paths
- 500+ courses
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NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Boot Camp
This five-day boot camp provides a detailed overview of and teaches how to comply with the North American Electric Reliability Corporation Critical Infrastructure Protection (NERC CIP) standards.
Learn NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection
Boot camp overview
The Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) set of standards was developed by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) to ensure the protection of any assets used to operate North America’s Bulk Electric System (BES). Any entity that owns or operates any type of BES in the United States, Canada and Mexico must be compliant with NERC CIP requirements.
This boot camp provides a thorough review and analysis of NERC CIP standards currently subject to enforcement, as well as the ones that are subject to the future enforcement. It discusses the history and background of NERC CIP, the process of development and implementation of new standards, the role of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and Regional Entities, the reasons behind common compliance violations, and best practices for building an effective compliance program.
Skill up and get certified, guaranteed
Exam Pass Guarantee
If you don’t pass your exam on the first attempt, get a second attempt for free. Includes the ability to re-sit the course for free for up to one year.
100% Satisfaction Guarantee
If you’re not 100% satisfied with your training at the end of the first day, you may withdraw and enroll in a different Flex Pro or Flex Classroom course.
Knowledge Transfer Guarantee
If an employee leaves within three months of obtaining certification, Infosec will train a different employee at the same organization tuition-free for up to one year.
What's included?
- Five days of training with an expert instructor
- Infosec-led walkthroughs and demonstrations
- 90-day access to replays of daily lessons (Flex Pro)
- 100% Satisfaction Guarantee
Course objectives
After attending this NERC CIP Boot Camp, you will be able to:
- Thoroughly understand the purpose and specific requirements of current and upcoming NERC CIP standards
- Implement best practices for building an effective NERC CIP compliance program
- Evaluate the impact of emerging trends on BES Cyber Systems
Who should attend
- Bulk Electrical System (BES) asset owners and operators
- Operations and support personnel
- Compliance managers, coordinators and analysts
- Professionals responsible for Critical Infrastructure Protection
- Anyone who wants to learn more about the NERC CIP standards
Learn from experts
We don’t just have great instructors, our instructors have years of industry experience and are recognized as experts. We’ve helped tens of thousands of students like you get certified and advance their careers.
Why choose Infosec
Your flexible learning experience
Infosec Flex makes expert, live instruction convenient with online and in-person formats tailored to how, when and where you learn best.
Public training boot camps held nationwide
- Pre-study course materials
- Live instruction
- Digital courseware
- Daily reinforcement materials
- Catered lunches
- Infosec community forum access
- 100% Satisfaction Guarantee
- Knowledge Transfer Guarantee
MOST POPULAR
Immersive, live-streamed instruction
- Pre-study course materials
- Live instruction
- Digital courseware
- Daily reinforcement materials
- Detailed performance reporting
- Video replays
- 90-day extended access to materials
- Infosec community forum access
- Exam Pass Guarantee
- 100% Satisfaction Guarantee
- Knowledge Transfer Guarantee
Tailored team training at your location
- Pre-study course materials
- Live, customized instruction at your location
- Digital courseware
- Daily reinforcement materials
- Detailed team performance reporting
- Video replays
- 90-day extended access to materials
- Infosec community forum access
- Exam Pass Guarantee
- 100% Satisfaction Guarantee
- Knowledge Transfer Guarantee
What you’ll learn
- Introduction to NERC, FERC and NERC CIP
- Short history of NERC CIP
- What does it mean to comply with NERC CIP?
- Audit considerations
- The NERC standards development process
- Interpretation questions
- How a NERC CIP program works
- Fines are going up!
- What are the currently-enforceable CIP standards? What is coming soon?
- CIP-002: Sets scope for NERC CIP
- CIP-003: Security awareness, security training, security policies and low impact requirements
- New version of CIP-003 coming 1/1/20, including electronic access control for low impact assets
- CIP-004: Personnel
- CIP-005: Firewalls, electronic security perimeters, interactive remote access
- CIP-006: Physical security of BES Cyber Systems
- CIP-007: Systems security management
- CIP-008: Incident response plans
- CIP-009: Backup and recovery plans
- CIP-010: Configuration management, security vulnerability assessments, laptops and USB sticks
- CIP-011: Information protection, device disposal or reuse
- CIP-012: Protection of communications between control centers (coming 2021 or 2022?)
- CIP-013: Supply chain security (in force 7/1/20)
- CIP-014: Physical protection of key substations
- Current standards drafting initiatives
- Incorporating virtualization into the existing standards
- BES Cyber System information in the cloud
- Version 2 of CIP-013
- The biggest issue in NERC CIP today: Why can’t we put BES Cyber Systems in the cloud?
- Not a very happy story at this point
- However, it will inevitably happen
- What’s the longer-term direction for NERC CIP?
- Risk-based standards
- “Real-time” standards development
- Will CIP be taken away from NERC and FERC?
Can’t get away for a week?
Learn cybersecurity on-demand.
Get the cybersecurity training you need at a pace that fits your schedule with a subscription to Infosec Skills. Includes unlimited access to hundreds of additional on-demand courses — plus cloud-hosted cyber ranges where you can practice and apply knowledge in real-world scenarios — all for just $34 a month!
- 70+ learning paths
- 500+ courses
- Cloud-hosted cyber ranges and hands-on projects
- Skill assessments and certification practice exams
- Infosec community peer support
