NERC CIP 002-5.1a

NERC Reliability Standard CIP-002-5.1 (BES Cyber System Categorization) serves an important purpose by requiring functional entities to identify and categorize Bulk Electric System (BES) Cyber Systems and their associated BES Cyber Assets.


To identify and categorize BES Cyber Systems and their associated BES Cyber Assets for the application of cyber security requirements commensurate with the adverse impact that loss, compromise, or misuse of those BES Cyber Systems could have on the reliable operation of the BES. Identification and categorization of BES Cyber Systems support appropriate protection against compromises that could lead to misoperation or instability in the BES.

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Please Select one or more of the following Digital Control System that best describes your system.


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Please respond to the following questions to assess the level of impact.