Public utility group releases cyber baseline for electric distribution systems based on CISA performance goals

The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners has published a set of cyber guidelines for electric distribution systems and distributed energy resources to shore up their security, using a tailored baseline developed out of CISA’s cross-sector cyber performance goals.

The guidance publication was produced by NARUC and funded through the Energy Department’s Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response. President Biden’s national cyber strategy directs DOE to “promote cybersecurity for electric distribution and distributed energy resources (DERs) in...