NERC CIP Compliance with Offline Secure Storage
Meet North American Electric Reliability Corporation Critical Infrastructure Protection standards by physically isolating critical energy infrastructure data.
- Offline by default
- Identity locked access
- Hardware encrypted
$1M/day
Maximum NERC CIP violation penalty
13
CIP standards with mandatory requirements
24/7
Continuous monitoring requirements
Critical Infrastructure at Risk
NERC CIP standards mandate strict cybersecurity controls for the bulk electric system. Non-compliance carries severe financial penalties and threatens grid reliability.
This is a mapping, not a certification claim. Firevault holds Cyber Essentials Plus. Everything else on this page is stated as alignment: Offline Secure Storage® produces evidence you can point at in your own submission, assessment or audit.
NERC CIP Core Standards
Each line below is something an assessor, regulator or underwriter can ask you to evidence.
CIP-003: Security management controls
CIP-004: Personnel and training
CIP-007: System security management
CIP-011: Information protection
Non-Compliance Risks
What happens when the control is missing, and the record cannot be produced.
Grid Reliability
Threats to bulk electric system stability
Financial Penalties
Up to $1M per violation per day
FERC Oversight
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission enforcement
Supply Chain
Cascading impacts across interconnected systems
How OSS Supports NERC CIP
Offline Secure Storage directly addresses CIP-011 information protection requirements by physically isolating critical cyber assets data.
Physical Security
CIP-006 compliant physical security perimeters
Information Protection
CIP-011 compliant storage and handling of BES cyber system information
Access Management
CIP-004 compliant personnel access controls
Recovery Planning
CIP-009 compliant backup and recovery procedures
Energy Data Protected
The records most often moved into Offline Secure Storage® for this framework.
SCADA system configurations
Grid topology and network diagrams
Protection system settings
Operational procedures
Incident response plans
Compliance evidence and audit logs
Tell us which framework you are being tested against.
We will map Offline Secure Storage® to the outcomes your assessor is checking, and give you the wording and evidence to submit.
Takes about 2 minutes. No account needed.