NERC CIP tools and evidence automation

Tools that run CIP controls and produce audit evidence: open-source options for configuration monitoring, vulnerability assessments, Intermediate Systems for remote access, patch tracking and backup testing, with their license and edition limits.

Open-source tools for NERC CIP controls and evidence

Which open-source tools cover CIP controls that generate recurring evidence (configuration and file integrity monitoring, vulnerability assessment, remote access recording, network monitoring, change records, backups), with licenses and edition limits.

Configuration baseline monitoring tools for CIP-010

Tooling for CIP-010 baselines and 35-day monitoring: what the baseline must include, detecting and investigating unauthorized changes, and how file integrity, inventory and SCAP scanning tools produce the evidence auditors ask for.

Vulnerability assessment tools for CIP-010 R3

Running CIP-010 R3 paper and active vulnerability assessments: 15-month and 36-month cycles, testing new assets before production, action plans, TFE eligibility, and what open-source scanners cover and miss.

Intermediate Systems for CIP-005 Interactive Remote Access

Choosing and running the Intermediate System CIP-005 requires for Interactive Remote Access: encryption termination, MFA, vendor session visibility and termination, session recording, and the license and edition limits of an open-source access proxy.

Patch tracking for the CIP-007 35-day cycle

Keeping up with CIP-007 R2: tracking patch sources, 35-day evaluations, applying patches or writing mitigation plans, CIP Senior Manager approval for extensions, and how vulnerability detection tools support the evidence trail.

Backup and recovery testing for CIP-009

Meeting CIP-009 backup and testing requirements: backup and verification processes, 15-month plan tests and data sample tests, 36-month operational exercises for high impact, and how backup tools record verifiable results.

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