Electricity grid modernization : progress being made on cybersecurity guidelines, but key challenges remain to be addressed : report to Congressional requesters.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	United States. Government Accountability Office
Format:	Government Document eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2011]
Subjects:	United States. > Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. National Institute of Standards and Technology (U.S.) > Rules and practice > Evaluation. United States. > Federal Energy Regulatory Commission > Rules and practice > Evaluation. Electric utilities > United States > Evaluation. Electric utilities > Information technology > United States. Electric power systems > Protection > United States > Evaluation.
Online Access:	https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo12042

Table of Contents:

Background
NIST has developed and issued smart grid cybersecurity guidelines, but they do not address some key cybersecurity elements
FERC has begun reviewing initial smart grid standards but has not developed a coordinated plan to monitor industry's implementation
Electricity industry faces key challenges to securing smart grid systems and networks
Conclusions.