Security Training Covering All Aspects of NERC CIP Compliance
SANS CIP training is designed to meet the needs of the electric industry and personnel who interact with, operate, or support systems essential to the operation of the bulk electric system. Our training curriculum is the most detailed and up-to-date NERC CIP training you’ll find available.
Meet Compliance with Excellent Training
Our NERC CIP Security Awareness Training allows everyone responsible for CIP to meet compliance standards. Designed by industry practitioners and cognitive experts, our training goes beyond compliance by helping to change behavior.
Overview of Regulatory Authority
Modules include information on the role of FERC, NERC, the Regional Entities, and the development of the CIP Reliability Standards. Additionally, training modules cover terms, definitions and policy requirements.
Utilize Security Awareness and Cyber Training
All staff who interact with BES Cyber Systems require both Security Awareness Training and Cyber Security Training appropriate to their roles. Staff directly involved in your NERC CIP compliance program may also benefit from SANS live course offering.
CIP Training You Can Trust
Our material is best-in-class and updated based on the latest NERC standards. We know the standards change. CIP v5 went to CIP v6 before it even became enforceable. SANS CIP training team members account for all the version changes in CIP computer-based and in-person training.
What is NERC CIP?
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) standards are a set of regulatory standards that address the security and safety of the cyber systems critical to the operation of the North American Bulk Electric System. These standards include requirements outlining the minimum controls and policies that must be implemented by asset owners and operators to address cyber asset identification, access control and monitoring, system management, information protection, incident identification, and incident response. The overarching goal of the standards is the assurance of safe and reliable electric system operations.
End-to-End CIP Training
The NERC CIP Security Training utilizes a proven framework addressing every required training topic and provides an opportunity for entities to train on their own cyber security policies. The training includes 13 modules aimed at changing user behavior and reducing risks identified in the cyber security awareness training requirements of CIP-004-6 R1 and CIP-003-6 R2, Attachment 1. The SANS NERC CIP training clarifies topic areas that can be confusing for compliance teams. Since the early days of CIP, the SANS CIP team has worked with regulators and monitors the activity of standards development teams, NERC CIPC, and regional CIP committees and user groups to stay on top of the latest developments.
Learn the Essentials of NERC in a Live Setting
Involved in supporting a NERC CIP program but don't know best practices in NERC CIP protection standards? We've got you covered. Go beyond Security Awareness training by enrolling your staff in ICS456: The Essentials for NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection. It's a live, 5-day training course that empowers students with knowledge of the "what" and the "how" of the version 5/6 standards. Give them the information they need to identify and categorize BES Cyber Systems and help determine practical approaches to meeting NERC CIP compliance and its cyber security objectives. Our students love it!
This is best-in-class NERC CIP training. The courseware provides valuable compliance approaches and software tools for peer collaboration to build consent on implementation."
NERC Expert-Led Security Awareness Training
Our in-house team of experts, a former NERC officer, former directors of CIP Compliance departments and an advisory panel of industry practitioners created the SANS NERC CIP Cyber Security Training. They aligned the content exactly to each of the NERC requirements: When you sit down across the table from your auditor you can be confident they'll clearly see how your training program meets the standard requirements.