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The document you've described appears to be a detailed report on cybersecurity measures within an organization, particularly in line with NERC CIP standards for critical infrastructure protection. This type of documentation is crucial for maintaining the integrity and security of electric utility companies' information systems. Here’s a breakdown of what this document might entail based on your description: ### Document Overview - **Purpose**: The document serves as a comprehensive cybersecurity performance report aimed at tracking the effectiveness of an organization's security measures, identifying vulnerabilities, and managing potential incidents in accordance with NERC (North American Electric Reliability Corporation) standards for critical infrastructure protection. - **Sections**: It includes sections such as System Security Management, Incident Reporting and Resource Planning, which are crucial components under NERC CIP guidelines. ### Sections Detailed: 1. **System Security Management** - **NERC 1.0/CIP-007**: This section covers multiple aspects like malicious code detection, password changes, unauthorized access attempts, network traffic analysis, vulnerability assessments, and more. It includes detailed metrics on system access by users, including unauthorized or suspicious activities, attacks on internal and external systems, and any breaches in security protocols that could lead to data theft or loss of critical infrastructure functionalities. 2. **Incident Reporting and Resource Planning** - **NERC 1.0/CIP-008**: This section includes detailed reports on average time to resolution for incidents (broken down by case severity, day, and user), information on cases including charts and statuses, times of maximum resolution, misuse of information systems, etc. It provides a framework for reporting and handling cybersecurity incidents effectively. ### Key Points in Each Section: - **Malicious Code Detection**: Details about detecting and acting against malicious codes and their sources to prevent data theft or system disruptions. - **Password Changes**: Monitoring changes in user passwords to ensure they are secure and aligning with organizational policies. - **Unauthorized Access Attempts**: Reporting and managing attempts by unauthorized users to access systems, including detailed analysis of these attempts. - **Vulnerability Assessments**: Continuous monitoring and assessment of system vulnerabilities to patch or address them promptly. - **Incident Handling and Reporting**: Standard operating procedures for reporting and handling cybersecurity incidents, ensuring timely action is taken according to severity levels. ### Compliance with NERC CIP Standards: The document's content aligns closely with the requirements set forth by NERC CIP standards to ensure that electric utility companies maintain a high level of security management and protection against cyber threats. This includes not only technical safeguards but also procedural and operational controls designed to prevent, detect, and respond to cybersecurity incidents effectively. ### Confidentiality and Restrictions: As indicated in your description, the document is confidential and subject to specific use restrictions, reflecting the importance placed on maintaining strict cybersecurity measures within highly sensitive sectors regulated under NERC CIP standards. Access to this documentation would typically be limited to authorized personnel only, to prevent unauthorized disclosure or misuse of sensitive security information. ### Conclusion: This comprehensive report not only outlines the current state of cybersecurity posture but also provides a roadmap for improving and maintaining an effective cybersecurity framework aligned with regulatory requirements such as NERC CIP standards. It’s designed to be used by IT professionals, compliance officers, and management teams within regulated entities to ensure ongoing adherence to security best practices and incident response mechanisms.

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The document outlines a comprehensive list of active channels related to critical cyber asset identification, security management controls, electronic security perimeters, physical security, system security management, incident reporting and resource planning, as well as personnel and training within the context of NERC CIP standards. Key areas covered include technical compliance check failures, information leak events, denial-of-service (DoS) attacks, buffer overflows, misuse of information systems, account lockouts, and unauthorized access attempts. The document also mentions specific types of traffic such as development to test or operations, test to development or operations, and traffic to and from classified machines. Additionally, it covers events related to log-on with default vendor accounts, use of insecure services, malicious code activity, attacks on public-facing and third-party assets, information system audit tool logins, and more. This document outlines various critical cyber asset and availability impacts, as well as compliance insights related to administrative accounts and system configurations within a company's network. The document includes detailed lists such as the "Active List Compliance Insight Package," which covers areas like technical compliance checking, information leaks, intellectual property rights violations, policy breaches, account lockouts, and more. It also provides an overview of physical security measures, electronic security perimeter settings, user access management, and system security management controls. The document is part of a comprehensive set of policies designed to ensure the protection of critical cyber assets and maintain compliance with relevant standards. The document outlines various dashboards and data monitors related to cybersecurity standards and incident reporting under the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) standards, specifically focusing on CIP-007 for System Security Management and CIP-008 for Incident Reporting and Resource Planning. For **System Security Management** as per CIP-007, the following components are covered: 1. **Suspicious Events from Wireless Assets**: This involves monitoring activities that may indicate potential security breaches or suspicious behavior related to wireless assets connected to the system. 2. **Target Ports of Attacks and Suspicious Activity Events To and From Public-Facing Assets**: This dashboard tracks the ports being attacked, the nature of attacks, and any suspicious activity occurring on public-facing assets. 3. **Unsuccessful Administrative Logins**: Monitors failed attempts to access administrative accounts which could indicate automated attacks or credential stuffing. 4. **Unsuccessful User Logins**: Similar to above but for user accounts, helping in identifying brute force attacks. 5. **Vulnerabilities Overview and Vulnerability Scanner Event Views**: Provides an overview of system vulnerabilities and details about scanner events used to identify and assess potential security flaws. Under the umbrella of **Incident Reporting and Resource Planning** as per CIP-008, the following are monitored: 1. **Highly Critical Asset Activity**: Tracks activities related to critical assets that may indicate significant threats or incidents. 2. **Internal Reconnaissance**: Monitors attempts by internal users to gather information about the organization which could suggest espionage or unauthorized access. 3. **Risk - Geo View and Risk Overview**: Provides a geographical view of risks associated with cyber threats and an overall risk assessment framework. The document also includes several other sections that outline various aspects of cybersecurity including asset management, security controls, rule firings in the context of CIPS (a comprehensive set of standards for protecting critical infrastructure from cyber attacks), and detailed monitoring of compliance issues such as technical compliance checks and policy violations. Each section is designed to provide visibility into specific areas of risk or activity that could affect the overall cybersecurity posture of the organization. This document, "Data Monitor NERC 1.0/CIP-004 Personnel and Training/Default Vendor Account Used" to "Data Monitor NERC 1.0/CIP-007 System Security Management/Last 10 Information System Accounts Created," provides a comprehensive overview of various aspects related to the security management, electronic security perimeter, physical security, and system security within an organization. Key areas covered include: **Personnel and Training:**

• **Former Employees Access Attempts**: Records of attempts by former employees to access company systems or information post-employment.

• **Last 10 Successful User Logins/Logouts**: Details of the last ten times users successfully logged in or out of their accounts.

• **Personal Information Leak**: Evidence of potential leaks or unauthorized disclosures of personal data.

• **Public Web Mail Traffic, Sender of Email to Public Web Mail Servers**: Insights into communication through public webmail servers and the sending patterns from within the organization.

• **Suspicious Activity by New Hires**: Identified instances of suspicious behavior among new hires during their onboarding period.

**Electronic Security Perimeter (s):**

• **Firewall Open Ports, Internet Activity Per Machine/User**: Network traffic data detailing activity on different machines and user endpoints connected to the network.

• **Information Interception Events, Vulnerable Business System Events**: Incidents of unauthorized access or potential security breaches affecting business systems.

• **Privileged Access on a Remote Connection, Remote Access to Systems with Insecure Configuration**: Details of privileged users accessing remote systems and instances where configurations are insecure.

• **Outbound IM Traffic, Top IM Outbound Sources**: Data about instant messaging traffic indicating outbound communications from the organization's network.

• **Traffic Between Zones - Protocol**: Analysis of network traffic flows between different security zones, highlighting protocols used.

• **Vendor Default Log-On Credentials Used**: Use of default credentials by vendors accessing company systems.

**Physical Security:**

• **Building Access Events, Contractor Access After Hours**: Monitoring of access points and after-hours contractor activities within the physical premises.

**System Security Management:**

• **Account Lockouts**: Records of lockouts due to multiple failed login attempts on information system accounts.

• **Attacks and Suspicious Activity From Public-Facing Assets, Third-Party Assets**: Data regarding cyber attacks or suspicious actions targeting public-facing systems or those belonging to third parties.

• **Information System Accounts Created**: Logs of new account creations within the organization's information security framework.

These entries collectively provide a detailed picture of potential threats and vulnerabilities in an organization’s IT infrastructure, emphasizing ongoing management and vigilance against cyber threats and internal risks. The provided data summaries from the "Data Monitor NERC 1.0/CIP-007 System Security Management" document cover various aspects of system security, including administrative logins, logouts, suspicious events, account modifications, vulnerability scanner events, authorization changes, malicious code activity, bandwidth consumption, ports usage, persistent vulnerabilities, and user login statistics across different network domains, hosts, assets, and users. Additionally, there are references to incidents reported in the "Data Monitor NERC 1.0/CIP-008 Incident Reporting and Resource Planning" section, such as attacks, compromised hosts, internal reconnaissance, rule firings, and prioritization of incidents. This document appears to be a comprehensive report on cybersecurity incidents and activities related to critical infrastructure protection, specifically focusing on the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) standards for Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP). The report is structured with various sections that detail specific areas of interest such as incident reporting, resource planning, internal reconnaissance sources, traffic analysis involving highly critical assets, status updates of these assets, and rule firings related to cybersecurity incidents. Key components include:

• **Data Monitor NERC 1.0/CIP-008 Incident Reporting and Resource Planning**: This section covers the reporting mechanisms and planning processes for addressing incidents affecting highly critical assets.

• **Top Impacted Highly Critical Assets, Top Internal Reconnaissance Sources, Traffic Involving Highly Critical Assets, Up Down Status of Highly Critical Assets**: These subsections provide detailed insights into specific areas where vulnerabilities or threats have been detected.

• **Data Monitor NERC 1.0/CIPS Overview with sub-sections including CIP-002 to CIP-009 and Most Fired Rules**: This part provides an overview of the most significant rules related to cybersecurity incidents across different standards, detailing which rules have been fired frequently.

The report also includes confidential information marked as "HP Confidential—subject to use restriction," indicating that access to this data is restricted for certain parties. The primary purpose appears to be to provide a detailed analysis and documentation of the NERC CIP compliance status, highlighting areas of concern or success in protecting critical infrastructure from cyber threats. The document provides an overview of various rules related to cybersecurity measures, particularly under the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) framework for critical infrastructure protection. It includes detailed descriptions and categorizations of different types of events or activities that might trigger these rules, such as changes in asset inventory, unauthorized access attempts, system configurations, personnel actions like new hires or former employee activity, and technical compliance checks. The document also refers to specific filters applied to certain data sets to identify potential security incidents or non-compliance with established cybersecurity standards. This overview is crucial for understanding the structure and scope of the rules within this framework, which are designed to ensure the reliability and security of North American electric grids and other critical infrastructure sectors. The document outlines various security measures and events to be monitored under the Filter NERC standards, which are focused on protecting critical infrastructure from cyber threats. This includes monitoring electronic (IT) and physical (OT) security perimeters for unauthorized access, vulnerabilities, and suspicious activities across multiple domains such as external/internal traffic, remote connections, wireless assets, and system management including account creation, deletion, and password changes. Additionally, it covers incidents involving highly critical assets and requires reporting of potential attacks or suspicious activities targeting these assets. The text provided is a list of filters and associated security incident types outlined under the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) for critical infrastructure protection, specifically within the context of electric power sector entities following standards set by NERC CIP-008 Incident Reporting and Resource Planning. This includes various cyber threats such as attacks on highly critical assets, unauthorized access attempts, misuse of information systems, reconnaissance activities, and rule firings in response to suspicious activity or system failures. The filters are designed to identify potential security breaches and incidents requiring immediate attention and action according to the specified regulatory framework. The text outlines a series of cybersecurity activities and reports related to critical cyber asset identification and management, as per the NERC CIP standards. Key actions include forcing password changes for targeted users, filtering attacker and target addresses to quarantine them, conducting focused reports on assets in development and public-facing network domains, and managing account creation/deletion within the development environment. Additionally, there are queries related to asset identification, modification, deletion by location, availability to third parties, vulnerabilities, technical compliance checks, and more. The activities appear to be part of a comprehensive cybersecurity strategy aimed at protecting critical infrastructure from cyber threats. The document appears to be a collection of queries related to cybersecurity and system management controls, primarily focused on compliance with the NERC CIP standards for critical infrastructure protection, particularly those outlined in NERC 1.0/CIP-003 Security Management Controls and NERC 1.0/CIP-004 Personnel and Training. The queries cover a wide range of potential security breaches and non-compliance areas including: 1. **Security Management Controls**: This includes violations related to intellectual property rights, invalid data input, network device configuration modifications, operating system changes, unauthorized access, privilege escalation, resource exhaustion detection, syslog restart events, and more. 2. **Personnel and Training**: The queries in this section focus on the activities of employees post-employment or during their employment concerning systems access, login activity (successful/unsuccessful), use of vendor accounts, building access failures, database access issues, user inactivity, and suspicious behavior related to new hires. 3. **Intellectual Property Rights**: This involves violations such as Intellectual Property rights violations, invalid certificates presented, misuse of information processing facilities, insecure transmissions, and leaks of organizational records or personal information. 4. **Policy Violations**: These include breaches of policy regarding network routing changes, software changes in operations, OS configuration modifications, cross-talk between development and test environments, and specific violations related to personnel management such as default vendor account usage and misuse of public web mail services. The document is marked "HP Confidential" which suggests that it contains proprietary information and is intended for authorized users only, with restrictions on distribution or use by unauthorized parties. The queries are likely used by a cybersecurity team within an organization to monitor potential threats and ensure compliance with regulatory standards. The document outlines a series of queries related to cybersecurity and physical security measures as part of the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) standards, specifically focusing on areas such as personnel training, electronic security perimeters, system management, and physical access controls. These queries cover various aspects including user logins and logouts, firewall traffic analysis, password compliance, remote access security, third-party access, VPN usage, vulnerability assessments, unauthorized access attempts, and more. The queries are designed to help in assessing the effectiveness of cybersecurity measures across different parts of an organization's infrastructure, ensuring compliance with NERC standards for critical infrastructure protection. The document outlines a series of detailed queries related to system security management within the framework of NERC CIP standards, specifically focusing on aspects such as account activities, login and logout events, administrative actions, attacks and suspicious activities, audit logs, password changes, and various other specific indicators of potential threats or anomalies in information systems. These queries are designed to help identify vulnerabilities, unauthorized access attempts, malicious activities, and other security breaches that could compromise the integrity and functionality of critical infrastructure assets. The document is marked as confidential and subject to strict use restrictions, indicating the sensitivity and importance of the data being collected and analyzed. This document appears to be a collection of various cybersecurity queries and reports related to the management and monitoring of critical assets, particularly in the context of a specific organization's compliance with NERC CIP standards (specifically focusing on versions 1.0 and 007 for System Security Management). The documents include detailed inquiries into aspects such as user account deletions, unsuccessful login attempts to third-party assets, virus summaries, vulnerabilities, incident reporting, and recovery plans for critical cyber assets. Additionally, there are reports covering the identification, classification, and technical compliance of critical assets within the organization's infrastructure. All these documents are marked as "HP Confidential" which suggests that they contain sensitive information and should be handled with strict adherence to data protection protocols. The document, titled "Report NERC 1.0/CIP-003 Security Management Controls," outlines various aspects of security management controls that are critical for the protection of information systems within organizations. These include but are not limited to: 1. Reporting inaccurate timekeeping by agents or personnel. 2. Addressing all types of information leaks, including confidentiality and integrity breaches. 3. Monitoring modifications to application configurations, development machines, operating systems, third-party resources, database access, and more. 4. Reviewing device logging for any anomalies or unauthorized activities. 5. Ensuring changes in file handling (creations, deletions, modifications) are authorized and compliant with policies. 6. Addressing violations of intellectual property rights and invalid data inputs. 7. Monitoring user login success and failure rates, as well as policy violations. 8. Tracking the activity of former employees to ensure a smooth transition in terms of information security responsibilities. 9. Ensuring that changes are properly documented and authorized, avoiding unauthorized access or modifications. This report is part of NERC's (North American Electric Reliability Corporation) CIP standards aimed at enhancing cybersecurity and operational resilience across the North American power grid infrastructure. The documents outline various cybersecurity and personnel management issues as part of the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) standards for electric utilities, specifically focusing on NERC CIP-004 Personnel and Training/After Hours Systems Access by System, which covers after-hours logins to sensitive systems. Other reports detail: 1. **Personnel and Training**:

• Inactive user accounts detected, misuse of information processing facilities, insecure transmissions, personal information leaks, removal of access rights, same user using different usernames, summary of suspicious activity by new hires, and failed database access.

2. **Electronic Security Perimeter (s)**:

• Various issues related to the protection of electronic assets including firewall configuration modifications, open ports review, denial of service sources, exploitation of vulnerabilities, non-secured access from external systems, outbound IM traffic, and services accessible by third parties.

These reports are confidential and subject to specific use restrictions as indicated by "HP Confidential—subject to use restriction." They aim to ensure the security and integrity of electric utility operations, preventing potential cyber threats that could compromise critical infrastructure. This document is a collection of detailed reports and analyses related to the security measures in place for controlling access, managing system accounts, and auditing activities within critical infrastructure systems, particularly those governed by standards set forth under Report NERC 1.0/CIP (North American Electric Reliability Corporation). The documents cover various aspects including electronic security perimeters, physical security, system security management, and more. Key areas covered in the reports include: 1. **Electronic Security Perimeter:** This involves monitoring traffic between internal and external networks, dark address space, VPN access, and vulnerability assessments regarding third-party accessible assets. 2. **Physical Security:** Focuses on after-hours building accesses, successful access events, and any potential breaches in security protocols around the physical premises. 3. **System Security Management:** Details activities such as logins and logouts by users, creation or deletion of accounts, unauthorized changes to authorization settings, disallowed ports, denial of service (DoS) attacks, failed antivirus updates, and more. 4. **Vulnerable Assets and Systems:** High-risk events, targeting third-party assets in public-facing areas, and vulnerabilities within business information systems are also documented. The reports provide detailed metrics on system access by users, including unauthorized or suspicious activities, attacks on internal and external systems, and any breaches in security protocols that could lead to data theft or loss of critical infrastructure functionalities. The documents are confidential and subject to specific use restrictions, indicating the importance placed on maintaining strict cybersecurity measures within highly sensitive sectors regulated under NERC CIP standards. This document appears to be a compilation of various reports focusing on cybersecurity measures, including system security management, incident reporting, and resource planning within an organization. The specific report is titled "NERC 1.0/CIP-007 System Security Management," which covers multiple aspects such as malicious code detection, password changes, unauthorized access attempts, network traffic analysis, vulnerability assessments, and more. The reports include details on: 1. Detection of malicious codes and their sources. 2. Number of successful and unsuccessful administrative and user logins. 3. Changes in user passwords. 4. Usage of peer-to-peer ports and related sources. 5. Successful brute force login attempts. 6. Suspicious traffic between internal and external networks. 7. Systems accessed with root or administrator privileges. 8. Persistent vulnerabilities across the systems. 9. Unsuccessful login attempts, including detailed analysis by asset type. 10. Wireless network events related to suspicious activities. 11. Trojan code activity within the system. 12. Deletion of user accounts and a summary of virus occurrences both overall and specific to hosts. 13. Vulnerabilities identified across the organization. The document also includes additional reports under NERC 1.0/CIP-008 Incident Reporting and Resource Planning, which cover average time to resolution for incidents (broken down by case severity, day, and user), detailed information on cases including charts and statuses, times of maximum resolution, misuse of information systems, and more. Overall, this document serves as a comprehensive cybersecurity performance report designed to track the effectiveness of an organization's security measures, identify vulnerabilities, and manage potential incidents in accordance with NERC (North American Electric Reliability Corporation) standards for critical infrastructure protection. This document outlines several critical cybersecurity incidents and compliance rules as part of the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) standards, specifically focusing on the requirements for electric utilities to enhance their security management controls. The report categorizes these issues under various sections including Incident Reporting and Resource Planning, Recovery Plans for Critical Cyber Assets, Personnel and Training, Electronic Security Perimeter, Physical Security, and System Security Management. Key findings include detected attempts of file changes in development, unauthorized access by former employees, exploitation of system vulnerabilities, mismanagement of privileged accounts, and inadequate protection against remote attacks. These issues are detailed with specific instances ranging from the detection of invalid data inputs to the use of insecure services, highlighting the need for immediate action to strengthen overall cybersecurity posture according to NERC guidelines. This document outlines various rules and regulations related to system security management under the rule sets of NERC CIP-007 (System Security Management) and CIP-008 (Incident Reporting and Resource Planning). Key points include: 1. **New User Account Creation**: Rules for managing new user accounts, including password changes and account deletions. 2. **Persistent Vulnerability Detection**: Guidelines for detecting and addressing system vulnerabilities that persist over time. 3. **Severely Attacked Systems**: Procedures for handling systems that have been severely compromised or attacked. 4. **Shutdown of Critical Machines**: Regulations governing the shutdown of machines deemed critically important to the grid's security. 5. **Successful Brute Force Attacks**: Strategies for responding to and preventing brute force attacks on system passwords. 6. **Systems Without Vulnerabilities**: Guidelines for managing systems that do not exhibit any vulnerabilities. 7. **Information Security Incidents**: Procedures for reporting and handling incidents related to information security breaches or threats. 8. **Internal Reconnaissance Detection**: Methods for identifying and responding to internal reconnaissance activities that could indicate potential security breaches. 9. **Disabling User Accounts**: Rules for disabling user accounts in response to detected attacks or suspicious activities. 10. **Locking Out Users**: Strategies for locking out users, whether they are attackers or targets, after detecting unauthorized access attempts. 11. **Quarantining Addresses**: Techniques for isolating and quarantining IP addresses suspected of causing security threats. These rules are part of a comprehensive cybersecurity framework designed to protect critical infrastructure from cyber-attacks, ensuring resilience and security across the grid's systems.

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