Been in the game since day one. That's a whole lot of NERC CIP. And we're still climbing.
2003
NERC Urgent Action 1200
NST established by cyber security industry veterans in response to UA 1200.
We were at the first NERC meetings when there were more lawyers thancyber security experts.
When we say "day one", we mean day one!
2015
CIP V3 to V5 transition
2003 to 2015 was a period of industry acclimation. In 2015, Version 5 introduced a new paradigm for articulating requirements for the Bulk Electric System.
NST led dozens of clients through the V3 to V5 transition, and supported many Entities (and even some regions!) during their very first audits under the V5 regime.
2020
R.I.P. CIPC...Hello RSTC
NST attended every single CIPC meeting, from the first to the last, and contributed to dozens of Standard Drafting Teams over the years.
The proverbial ink from NST pens is right there in the CIP Standards we all know and love, as well as in ERO-Endorsed Guidance.
today
Bigger, faster, stronger
NST now has over 30 Full Time CIP Experts and counting. Our distributed workforce spans 20 US States, every NERC Region, and every North American timezone.
But the same team that started in 2003 is still leading NST.
We've done it all
Expertise comes from experience. Sometimes, you just want to hire someone who's done it before. That's us.
NST has over twenty(and counting) CIP-013 Supply Chain plans that have our name written in the version history box next to Version 1.0.
Walking the floor at CIPC
NST contributed to dozens of working groups at NERC CIPC and each of the Regions. Our pen's ink is on that paper. Plus, NST continues to ballot on behalf of clients as new Standards are developed .
Sitting at the audit table
NST has been involved in hundreds of Regional, NERC, and FERC Audits both as auditors and as SMEs, and way more than that if we’re counting Mock Audits and Gap Assessments we’ve led.
Crawling around BES Facilities
NST has visited thousands of substations, power plants, and control centers to collect inventories, walk down PSPs, validate network diagrams, and more.
Performing countless VAs
NST has analyzed hundreds of thousands of Bulk Electric System Cyber Assets. At this point, we know the CIP-010 Guidelines and Technical Basis like the back of our hand. Paper and Active. Medium and High impact.
Reading, redlining, and rewriting documentation
NST has read, edited, and created more NERC CIP program policies, processes, and procedures than we can count!
we love NERC CIP
We love the Bulk Electric System. We love cyber security. And yes, we love NERC CIP.
We don’t have an annual board meeting. We have an annual team Group Hug. Fun, goodie bags, and great meals with the whole team. Destinations all over the USA.
The Original NERC CIP Team
We'd love to have you in our circle. Finger, meet button.
