Request for Comments on Draft NIST Interagency Report

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) seeks comments on its latest draft of its Guidelines for Smart Grid Cyber Security, which was completed by the NIST-led Smart Grid Cybersecurity Committee (formerly the Cyber Security Working Group) of the Smart Grid Interoperability Panel.

The document has been updated to address changes in technologies and implementations since the draft’s release in September 2010. In addition, the document development strategy, cryptography and key management, privacy, vulnerability classes, research and development topics, standards review, and key power system use cases have been updated and expanded to reflect changes in the Smart Grid environment since 2010. This is in accordance with the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 which requires the Director of the NIST ‘‘to coordinate the development of a framework that includes protocols and model standards for information management to achieve interoperability of smart grid devices and systems.’’ The final version is expected to be posted in the fall of 2013. Comments must be received by December 24, 2013.