A Survey on Cybersecurity of U.S.Electric Power Industry
Xiaokun Zheng · Power System Technology · 2011
United States is one of the earliest counties that began the research on cyber security of electric power industry and is also the country that releases most standards and guidelines for cybersecurity of electric power industry.In this paper the research and management framework related to cyber security of U.S.electric power industry is presented;the working mechanism of related government departments and standardization organizations of the United States,such as Department of Homeland Security(DHS),Department of Energy(DOE),North American Electric Reliability Corporation(NERC) and National Institute of Standards and Technology(NIST),is described;main contents of important publications such as NERC CIP,NISTSP 800-53,ISA99 and others as well as their spread and application are analyzed.Besides,the superiority and defects in the work of performing the standards and guidelines of cybersecurity of electric power industry are pointed out.