Control frameworkCompliance & Audit

NERC CIP policy template

Review this template's scope and control areas. Then, open it in the Verdictan console to adapt and test the configuration for your environment.

Map North American Electric Reliability Corporation Critical Infrastructure Protection controls for bulk electric system entities. The template covers access, configuration, incidents, recovery, vulnerabilities and supply chains in operational technology environments. Use its gateway controls and evidence fields only where they apply.

Use this template as a starting configuration and control map. It does not provide certification, legal advice or a compliance guarantee. Confirm your obligations, adapt the configuration and test every outcome before deployment.

Regions

US

Source references

3 source references

Control areas

7 mapped control areas

Deployment options

Fully air-gapped, Sovereign region

Source frameworks, standards and obligations

NERC CIP Reliability Standards (CIP-002 through CIP-013)NERC CIP-013-2 (Supply Chain Risk Management)FERC Order No. 887

Control areas mapped by this template

Access control
Physical security
Incident response
Configuration management
Vulnerability management
Supply chain security
Recovery planning

Deployment options

Fully air-gapped
Sovereign region

Adapt the template in three steps

1

Review the scope

Confirm that the regions, source references, control areas and deployment options fit your use case.

2

Adapt the configuration

Open the template in the Verdictan console. Set its policies, thresholds, routing and review requirements for your environment.

3

Test before deployment

Test each policy outcome. Confirm that allowed, redacted, blocked and reviewed requests behave as expected.