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Back to Security Audit [ ] The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission - North American Electric Reliability Corporation (FERC-NERC) The FERC-NERC regulation applies to organizations that work with electricity or that are involved with the U.S. and North American power grid. Organizations have an obligation to prepare for, mitigate, and report any potential security incident that can negatively affect the power grid. Organizations are legally required to adhere to the Critical Infrastructure Protection Reliability Standards (CIP) defined by the FERC....

Back to Security Audit Controls Assessment Current assets Assets managed by the IT Department include: On-premises equipment for in-office business needs Employee equipment: end-user devices (desktops/laptops, smartphones), remote workstations, headsets, cables, keyboards, mice, docking stations, surveillance cameras, etc. Management of systems, software, and services: accounting, telecommunication, database, security, ecommerce, and inventory management Internet access Internal network Vendor access management Data center hosting services Data retention and storage Badge readers Legacy system maintenance: end-of-life systems that require human monitoring Administrative Controls Least Priviledge Needs to be implemented; High...