Interview with John D. Rhea, Compliance Officer at OGE Energy
According to the Department of Homeland Security, cyber security threats to the electric utility industry are increasing (http://www.infosecisland.com/blogview/21201-DHS-Industrial-ControlSystems-Threats-Increasing.html). To meet these threats, NERC is increasing the Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) regulatory requirements that attempt to ensure that organizational networks and facilities are meeting basic standards in this area. Thus, cyber security and compliance professionals across the industry are currently facing many challenges in both achieving compliance at a time in which requirements are rapidly evolving, and ensuring that their systems are well protected from cyber attacks that are both more numerous and more sophisticated.