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Christine Powell

@christine-powell.bsky.social

5 days ago

If you listened to #NERC present its #2025NERCLTRA during FERC’s last open meeting and asked yourself—what is happening here; did John Maura just say that; and did Comr. Rosner ask NERC to republish its report?? This post is for you!

Dr Luis Huckstadt

@luishuckstadt.bsky.social

5 days ago

Semi‐automated seal detection on the Western Antarctic Peninsula: an unsupervised machine learning approach for detecting ice seals in aerial survey data This study presents a semi-automated, rule-based image analysis pipeline to detect ice seals in aerial surveys of the Western Antarctic Peninsula during an unusually low sea ice year. By using simple...

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This study is the first paper out of our #NSF #NERC @ukri.org project on Antarctic crabeater seals 🦭. It provides a new approach to detect seals and reports an alarming drop in seal density zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Joe Robinson

@joerobinson00.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

NERC pivots investment in atmospheric research into new technologies NERC is transitioning its funding of atmospheric science infrastructure to exploit more flexible, scalable and sustainable technologies.

Incredibly devastated to hear the #NERC has decided to decommission #FAAM at such short notice.

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2 weeks ago

Why You Need a NERC CIP Compliance Partner **NERC CIP compliance** refers to adhering to the Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) standards established to safeguard the Bulk Electric System (BES) from cybersecurity threats. These reliability standards, enforced by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation and overseen by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, require utilities and energy providers to implement strict cybersecurity, access control, monitoring, and incident response measures. Today, to safely function within the power of infrastructure sectors, an operator must abide by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) standards. This ensures that the American electric system is secure, reliable, and adequate. But abiding by NERC CIP requirements is easier said than done, which is why the vast majority of operators enlist the services of a compliance partner. ## **The Four Pillars of NERC CIP** All businesses that either own, operate, or use a bulk electric power system must comply with NERC-approved Reliability Standards. But the degree of compliance varies from operator to operator. Because of this many operators ask a NERC CIP Consultant to perform a comprehensive audit of their operations to see: * Whether compliance is, in fact, required * The level of require compliance Regardless of your specific situation, your partner can conduct a NERC CIP compliance checklist to help you build upon NERC’s four pillars for continued success, which are: 1. **Reliability** – To highlight and confront risks and thus improve the bulk power system’s reliability. 2. **Assurance** – To assure the public, industry, and government that the bulk power system is performing reliably. 3. **Learning** – To create an environment where operators are striving for continued improvement and education, thus improving the reliability of the bulk power system. 4. **Risk-based approach** – To direct attention, funds, and prescriptions toward issues that pose the greatest threat to the bulk power system’s reliability. By coordinating and collaborating with experts you create an organizational culture of security compliance. Assess your NERC CIP compliance! ### **NERC CIP Compliance Requirements** Although NERC won’t prevent all incidents from occurring, they set a high standard that can help reduce the frequency and severity of incidents. According to NIST, the NERC Cybersecurity Framework empowers your operation by establishing the following cybersecurity functionalities throughout your organization: * **Identify** – Instill an organizational effort to reduce cybersecurity risk, particularly to: * Internal systems * Personnel * Data * Capabilities * Assets * **Protect** – Create and establish protections to ensure the delivery of critical energy services. * **Detect** – Create and establish systems that alert you to cybersecurity incidents the moment they occur. * **Respond** – Create and establish protocols that trigger specific remedies for specific cybersecurity issues. * **Recover** – Create and establish protocols that fortify your system and help it return to normal operations in the wake of a cybersecurity event. Today, the most recent version of NERC CIP has 14 standards regarding cybersecurity as well as physical infrastructure security. Of these 11 are enforceable. They include: ### **CIP-002 Critical Cyber-Asset Identification** All cyber-assets must be categorized and identified by yield and vulnerability to cyberthreats across the Bulk Electronic Systems (BES). For this you may need a compliance partner to perform a risk-based assessment of the critical-assets. ### **CIP-003 Security Management Controls** Every system must install and maintain at least the minimum security management controls to protect critical cyber-assets. To prove that the standard is being met you must document protocols and prove that they’ve been implemented. The policy should then be reviewed and updated on an annual basis. ### **CIP-004 Personnel and Training** Every team member that has physical access to Critical Cyber-Assets is required to have the right amount and level of training, security awareness, and personnel risk assessment credentials. Background checks and unique access codes are also must-haves. ### **CIP-005 Electronic Security Perimeters** An Electronic Security Perimeter must be established around all Critical Cyber-Assets. Your NERC CIP compliance partner can help you establish: * Electronic Access Controls * Electronic Access Monitoring * Continued documentation review and maintenance * Cyber-vulnerability assessments ### **CIP-006 Physical Security of Critical Cyber-Assets** In addition to cybersecurity, your system must have a physical security program that restricts and guards the access points to the security perimeter. This includes: * Installing visual surveillance and alarm systems * Logging all personnel ingress and egress * Limiting access to authorized personnel only ### **CIP-007 System Security Management** Every security system is required to be up to date and continuously maintained by the authorized personnel. Patches, anti-virus, anti-malware, and other cybersecurity management assets should be frequently updated. An audit on your system security management by a compliance partner can help you ensure that all the proper protocols are in place. ### **CIP-008 Incident Reporting and Response Preparations** Prepare to document, report, and analyze all incidents—both big and small. A cyber-response team should be formed to help develop and maintain a cybersecurity incident response plan. ### **CIP-009 Critical Cyber-Asset Recovery Plans** Develop a recovery plan for every critical-cyber asset that would respond to a cyberattack. This ensures that BES is restored as quickly and securely as possible. ### **CIP-10 Configuration Change Management and Vulnerability Assessments** The baseline configuration shouldn’t be changed unless authorized and documented. In addition, a security risk assessment must be conducted annually to verify that the baseline configuration is up to par. ### **CIP-011 Information Protection** All data—whether at rest or in transit—needs to be secure and protected. Networks require heightened security, especially for sensitive data. Therefore, all access to information storage sites requires strict controls. ### **CIP-014 Physical Security** The physical property that hosts critical-assets must be secured “by any and all means.” Physical security barriers, personnel, and access restrictions can all help protect the most vulnerable or critical system facilities. Your compliance partner can perform a review of your physical security precautions. ## **Compliance and Enforcement** According to NERC, compliance monitoring is “a process used to assess, investigate, evaluate, and audit in order to measure compliance with NERC Reliability Standards.” If a review finds that an operator falls short, NERC can take one of two enforcement actions: 1. Issue sanctions to ensure that the violations are mitigated and addressed 2. Issue directives to address violations and implement corrective actions to prevent further violations If your organization is found guilty of violating any standards, you’ll be compelled to issue a mitigation plan for approval. ## **Achieving NERC CIP Compliance** To be compliant you must demonstrate that you’ve installed all of the NERC CIP compliance requirements. And if you wish to maintain compliance, your organization will be required to undergo a cyber vulnerability assessment (CVA) every single year. This is where a compliance partner can assist. They have decades of experience necessary to ensure that a CVA is comprehensive and that every discovered vulnerability is immediately addressed. Typically, a test compliance CVA includes: * Review of your CIP documentation * Assessment of Electronic Security Perimeter * Report with remediation guidance * Access point port and service reviews ## **Complying with NERC CIP** The continued safety and security of the power and infrastructure sectors is paramount for the country to function. All bulk power system owners, operators, and users must comply with NERC’s reliability standards. But this process is complicated and the standards are always changing. Keeping track of updates is a full-time job, even for the cybersecurity experts. This is why many organizations rely on compliance partners to help them achieve NERC CIP compliance. They can evaluate, establish, and protect your digital security perimeter across multiple layers, devices, and systems. At RSI Security we aren’t simply NERC CIP compliance partners; that barely scratches the surface of what we do. As cybersecurity experts, our mission is to help you establish a cyber-risk management program that offers several mission critical services including: * Compliance advisory services * Managed network security services * Penetration testing services * Cloud computing security services Whether you need guidance, consulting, or compliance testing, we’re here ready to help. Need a compliance partner? Reach out today. Speak with a NERC CIP expert today! ### **Download Our HIPPA Checklist**

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Andy Radford

@andyradford.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

Habituated wild mongoose staring at a camera.

Dwarf mongoose acting as a sentinel (raised guard)

#Fieldwork on dwarf #mongooses conducted by #ECR @josharbon.bsky.social

With @juliekern.bsky.social #AmyMorris-Drake

Funded by @ukri.org #NERC

Conflict in groups can impact both within- and between-group behaviour.

Paper out TODAY: doi.org/10.1016/j.an...

#behaviour #playbacks #vocalisations

Cozzy Energy Solutions

@energysolutions.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

Grid Reliability Concerns Mount - Cozzy Energy Solutions North American Electric Reliability Corp. staff presented findings and outlined increasing challenges related to the 2025 Long-Term Reliability Assessment during a technical session held in Savannah, Georgia. The assessment’s complexity and the difficulties encountered in its recent completion were also detailed. The Long-Term Reliability Assessment, a key component of the organization’s oversight of the electric

Grid Reliability Concerns Mount #MISO #GridReliability #NERC #ElectricGrid #EnergyRisk #PowerOutages

Cozzy Energy Solutions

@energysolutions.bsky.social

1 month ago

Beyond the Risk Label: Understanding NERC’s Reliability Assessment - Cozzy Energy Solutions North American Electric Reliability Corp. officials recently engaged with the Organization of MISO States board during a meeting, clarifying that the 2025 Long-Term Reliability Assessment should not be interpreted as a direct indicator of risk. The discussion was prompted by concerns regarding MISO’s identification of certain projects as “high-risk” within the assessment. NERC representatives emphasized

Beyond the Risk Label: Understanding NERC's Reliability Assessment #MISO #GridReliability #EnergyRisk #MISO #NERC #ResourceAdequacy

The Energy Mix

@theenergymix.com

1 month ago

Canada, Large Swaths of U.S. Face Higher Grid Reliability Risk Several Canadian provinces face elevated risk of grid failures, and large parts of the United States are at high risk, according to an annual North American power system reliability assessment.

According to the annual North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) report, several Canadian provinces face elevated risk of grid failures due to energy supply lagging behind a projected electricity demand. Learn more: #NERC #gridreliability #energydemand

Cozzy Energy Solutions

@energysolutions.bsky.social

1 month ago

MISO Region Challenges Reliability Assessment - Cozzy Energy Solutions A group of states participating in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator are disputing a recent assessment from the North American Electric Reliability Corporation. The assessment, a Long-Term Reliability Assessment, designated the MISO region as facing “high risk.” The Organization of MISO States (OMS) formally communicated their disagreement to NERC in a written statement, expressing concerns

MISO Region Challenges Reliability Assessment #MISO #NERC #MISO #EnergyRisk #GridReliability #PowerGrid

School of Archaeology

@unioxarchaeology.bsky.social

1 month ago

Calling all University students interested in learning more about #Radiocarbon dating & #Bayesian analysis. There are still free places available on this short course for #NERC & #AHRC students!

POWER Magazine

@powermagazine.bsky.social

1 month ago

NERC Warns Long-Term Grid Reliability Risks Mounting from Surging Demand, Lagging Resources The North American electric grid faces intensifying reliability risks over the next decade as demand growth driven by data centers and artificial

#NERC released its 2025 Long-Term Reliability Assessment yesterday, and the demand growth projections are stunning. Here's our comprehensive analysis:
Read it: https://loom.ly/mOxFo44

#GridReliability #EnergyPolicy #DataCenters #PowerMagazine

Aaron Stemplewicz, Esq.

@aaronstemp.bsky.social

1 month ago

Lots of problems with the #NERC Reliability Report, but this is a doozy “…IBRs provide little or no frequency response capability…” Lots of data showing this is just flat wrong.

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Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

@livunihls.bsky.social

2 months ago

A navy blue gradient title card that reads 'University receives funding to train next generation of bioengineers' with a translucent image of a female scientist'

In partnership with the University of Manchester, we've secured a prestigious Doctoral Focal Award from UK Research and Innovation for a new PhD programme aimed at shaping the future of bioengineering in the UK

📅 Applications will open on 6 February 2026

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#TeamLivUni #EPSRC #NERC

CENTA

@centa.bsky.social

3 months ago

🎓 New fully-funded PhD for 2026 at Cranfield via CENTA!

🐸 Explore amphibian responses to stressors in farmed landscapes. Includes stipend, fees + research support.

🔗 Details: centa.ac.uk/studentship/...

#PhDOpportunity #EnvironmentalScience #EarthSciences #CENTA #NERC #PhD2026 #ResearchFunding

Xav Harrison

@xavh.bsky.social

3 months ago

PhD on #microbiomes, #AMR and #migration open for applications until Jan 9th. Part of #NERC GW4+ DLTP

Fieldwork in Iceland on a fantastic model system for behavioural and microbial ecology - the mighty Brent goose!

Send me an email for informal enquiries.

Svend

@rekkrnation.bsky.social

3 months ago

(VIDEO) (LINK) WEF World Economic Forum: Western Journal Reports – NERC Warns Winter Blackouts Because of AI Data Centers – Depopulation
www.rekkrnation.com/2025/12/06/v...
#News #BreakingNews #Media #today #WEF #WorldEconomicForum #NERC #WinterBlackouts #AIDataCenters #Depopulation

Space4Climate

@space4climate.bsky.social

3 months ago

UK National Climate Science Partnership Harnessing UK climate science capability to inform national and international climate solutions

Keep up to date with UK National Climate Science Partnership on its new website & follow its activities. #UKNCSP brings together climate research from 6 #NERC research centres, including @nceoscience.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social & @metoffice.gov.uk
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#ClimateChange #ClimateScience

UKRI Events and Webinars

@events.ukri.org

3 months ago

Engineering Biology Mission Hubs: preventing plastic pollution Discover how the Preventing Plastic Pollution (P3EB) Mission Hub is harnessing engineering biology to address a major environmental challenge.BBSRC EPSRC Innovate UK MRC NERC

Engineering Biology Mission Hubs: preventing plastic pollution #NERC

CyberTaters

@potato.software

3 months ago

North American Utility Companies Participate in Largest Grid Security Exercise #ISONE #GridSecurity #PotatoVulnerabilities #UtilityCompanies #NERC #EnergyReliability

Cozzy Energy Solutions

@energysolutions.bsky.social

3 months ago

North American Utility Companies Participate in Largest Grid Security Exercise A recent large-scale grid security exercise, GridEx, was conducted by North American utility companies, government bodies, and organizations responsible for essential infrastructure, highlighting the growing concerns about cybersecurity vulnerabilities and overall grid reliability in both the United States and Canada. The biennial event, which saw over 370 organizations participate, aimed to assess the electric sector's ability to respond effectively to and recover from complex crises involving coordinated cyber and physical attacks, with a focus on strengthening resilience throughout the entire energy landscape and identifying key lessons learned that will inform future grid security efforts.

North American Utility Companies Participate in Largest Grid Security Exercise #ISONE #GridSecurity #CyberVulnerabilities #UtilityCompanies #NERC #EnergyReliability

Andy Radford

@andyradford.bsky.social

3 months ago

Funded PhD NERC GW4+ DLTP - Social monitoring and manipulation of cooperative exchanges at University of Bristol on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - Funded PhD NERC GW4+ DLTP - Social monitoring and manipulation of cooperative exchanges at University of Bristol, listed on FindAPhD.com

🌟Fully funded #PhD🌟
Social monitoring and manipulation of cooperative exchanges.
#NERC funding
With @ljnbrent.bsky.social, #PatrickKennedy & me.
Based in @bristolbiosci.bsky.social
#LongtermData #Fieldwork
#Mongooses #Macaques
Deadline: 8th Jan 2026

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AMPYX CYBER (formerly Ampere Industrial Security)

@ampyxcyber.com

3 months ago

NERC retires Incident Response and adds Grid Transformation, signaling a new era of risk-based oversight. IBRs, large loads, hybrid control, & INSM readiness now define audit focus.

Read more at ampyxcyber.com/blog/...

#NERC #CMEP #CIP #Cybersecurity

UKRI Funding Opportunities

@funding.ukri.org

3 months ago

Large grant outlines: February 2026 Apply for funding to support innovative, large-scale and complex projects that tackle big environmental science questions and have the potential to produce world-leading research. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for NERC funding.

ICYMI: Large grant outlines: February 2026 #NERC #AcademicSky

UKRI Funding Opportunities

@funding.ukri.org

4 months ago

Artificial intelligence (AI) for environmental science phase one Secure funding to deliver new world-leading data science and AI approaches to tackle critical environmental challenges. Interdisciplinary collaboration within and beyond environmental science is encouraged to maximise impact. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for NERC funding.

ICYMI: Artificial intelligence (AI) for environmental science phase one #NERC #AcademicSky

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4 months ago

Rockwell debuts SecureOT solution suite to strengthen industrial cybersecurity resilience Rockwell Automation, a vendor of industrial automation and digital transformation, announced on Wednesday t...

#News #Vendors #asset #visibility #compliance #IEC #62443 #industrial #industrial […]

AMPYX CYBER (formerly Ampere Industrial Security)

@ampyxcyber.com

4 months ago

Our CEO, Patrick C. Miller, joins RaptorComply Nov 18 to discuss how utilities can elevate their NERC CIP programs from reactive compliance to strategic resilience.

Don’t miss it:
www.raptorcomply.com...

#NERC #CIP #CriticalInfrastructure #OTCybersecurity #AmpyxCyber

AMPYX CYBER (formerly Ampere Industrial Security)

@ampyxcyber.com

4 months ago

The Intersection of ICS/OT Resilience and Regulation — AMPYX CYBER Explore insights on cybersecurity for operational technology, industrial systems, and critical infrastructure. The Ampyx Cyber blog highlights resilience strategies, leadership perspectives, and real-world guidance to help organizations navigate threats and build stronger, more secure operations.

NERC calls grid reliability a “five-alarm fire”

Load growth, AI, & data centers are pushing systems to the edge. CIP programs must evolve from firefighting to foresight.

Read how to build resilient compliance for the future grid: ampyxcyber.com/blog

#NERC #GridResilience

AMPYX CYBER (formerly Ampere Industrial Security)

@ampyxcyber.com

4 months ago

NERC retires Incident Response and adds Grid Transformation, signaling a new era of risk-based oversight. IBRs, large loads, hybrid control, & INSM readiness now define audit focus.

Read more at ampyxcyber.com/blog/...

#NERC #CMEP #CIP #Cybersecurity

UKRI Funding Opportunities

@funding.ukri.org

4 months ago

Network Plus: antifungal resistance in the environment Apply for funding to develop a Network Plus to investigate how antifungal resistance emerges and spreads in the environment through healthcare, agriculture, and household mould-preventative product use. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for NERC funding.

ICYMI: Network Plus: antifungal resistance in the environment #NERC #AcademicSky