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NERC CIP

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8 domains
8 controls

North American Electric Reliability Corporation Critical Infrastructure Protection

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NERC CIP is a compliance framework from North America with 8 domains and 8 controls that map to 133 other frameworks. The largest domains are Categorization and Governance (1 controls), Electronic Perimeters (1 controls), Incident and Recovery (1 controls). Every control below carries what it requires and what an assessor expects to see.

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Framework Domains (8)

Categorization and Governance

1 controls
Controls in the Categorization and Governance domain of NERC CIP — 1 controls
CodeTitle
NERCCIP-1BES Cyber System Categorization and Security Management Controls (CIP-002 + CIP-003)

Electronic Perimeters

1 controls
Controls in the Electronic Perimeters domain of NERC CIP — 1 controls
CodeTitle
NERCCIP-3Electronic Security Perimeters + Control Center Communications (CIP-005 + CIP-012)

Incident and Recovery

1 controls
Controls in the Incident and Recovery domain of NERC CIP — 1 controls
CodeTitle
NERCCIP-6Incident Reporting and Response Planning + Recovery Plans (CIP-008 + CIP-009)

Information Protection

1 controls
Controls in the Information Protection domain of NERC CIP — 1 controls
CodeTitle
NERCCIP-7BES Cyber System Information Protection (CIP-011)

Personnel Security

1 controls
Controls in the Personnel Security domain of NERC CIP — 1 controls
CodeTitle
NERCCIP-2Personnel and Training (CIP-004)

Physical Security

1 controls
Controls in the Physical Security domain of NERC CIP — 1 controls
CodeTitle
NERCCIP-4Physical Security of BES Cyber Systems + Transmission Stations (CIP-006 + CIP-014)

Supply Chain Risk Management

1 controls
Controls in the Supply Chain Risk Management domain of NERC CIP — 1 controls
CodeTitle
NERCCIP-8Supply Chain Risk Management (CIP-013)

System Security and Configuration

1 controls
Controls in the System Security and Configuration domain of NERC CIP — 1 controls
CodeTitle
NERCCIP-5System Security Management + Configuration Change Management and Vulnerability Assessments (CIP-007 + CIP-010)

Your Compliance Coverage

If you comply with NERC CIP, you already cover:

UK Defence Standard 05-138 - Cyber Security for Defence Suppliers

38%

3 controls mapped

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ISO 28001:2007 Supply Chain Security Management

38%

3 controls mapped

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APRA CPS 230 Operational Risk Management

38%

3 controls mapped

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+ 130 more: NIST SP 800-171A Rev 3 - Assessing CUI Security Requirements (38%), FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool (CAT) (38%)

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Maps to 133 other frameworks

8 total controls
UK Defence Standard 05-138 - Cyber Security for Defence Suppliers
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
38%
ISO 28001:2007 Supply Chain Security Management
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
38%
APRA CPS 230 Operational Risk Management
3 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
38%
NIST SP 800-171A Rev 3 - Assessing CUI Security Requirements
3 source controls mapped|10 target controls covered
38%
FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool (CAT)
3 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
38%
FFIEC IT Examination Handbook
3 source controls mapped|9 target controls covered
38%
UAE Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA) Regulations
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
38%
Singapore Government Instruction Manual on ICT&SS Management (IM8)
3 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
38%
IEC 62443
3 source controls mapped|12 target controls covered
38%
Annex 11 to EU GMP - Computerised Systems
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
38%
South Korea ISMS-P
3 source controls mapped|9 target controls covered
38%
EASA Part-IS - Information Security in Aviation
3 source controls mapped|8 target controls covered
38%
IAIS Insurance Core Principles (ICPs)
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
38%
ISO 27019
3 source controls mapped|11 target controls covered
38%
API 1164
3 source controls mapped|11 target controls covered
38%
Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF) Release 2024
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
NIST Privacy Framework
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
ISO 31000
2 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
25%
Kuwait National Cybersecurity Framework
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
AS9100D - Aerospace Quality Management System
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 27003:2017
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
25%
IEC 62304:2015 Medical Device Software Lifecycle Processes
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
25%
ISO 15189:2022 - Medical Laboratories Requirements for Quality and Competence
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 23894:2023
2 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
25%
APRA CPS 234
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
25%
ISO 27005
2 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
25%
FBI CJIS Security Policy
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 27557:2022 - Organisational Privacy Risk Management
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
25%
ISO 22320:2018
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
25%
ICH Q10 - Pharmaceutical Quality System
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
ICAO Annex 17 - Aviation Security (AVSEC)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
ISO 20400:2017 - Sustainable Procurement
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
25%
AML/CTF Act 2006 (Australia)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
Vietnam Law on Cybersecurity (No. 24/2018/QH14)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
US Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) - Higher Education Safeguards Rule
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
US EPA Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) - Cybersecurity Requirements
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
Turkey KVKK
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
TEFCA - Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
Privacy Act 1988 (Australia)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
OWASP Top 10:2025
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
OWASP MASVS
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
OWASP DevSecOps Maturity Model (DSOMM)
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
25%
OWASP ASVS
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
Nevada Gaming Control Board Cybersecurity Requirements
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
25%
Barbados Data Protection Act 2019
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
ISO 22316
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
BSI IT-Grundschutz
2 source controls mapped|9 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 27011:2024
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
25%
NIST SP 800-124 Revision 2 - Guidelines for Managing the Security of Mobile Devices
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
25%
ISO 27043
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 27400:2022
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
Switzerland New Federal Act on Data Protection (nFADP/nDSG, 2023)
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
25%
ISO 27018
2 source controls mapped|8 target controls covered
25%
ASD Strategies to Mitigate Cyber Security Incidents
2 source controls mapped|16 target controls covered
25%
ISO 27017
2 source controls mapped|8 target controls covered
25%
ISO 22317
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
ISO/SAE 21434
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
ASIS SPC.1-2009 - Organizational Resilience Standard
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
ISO 22318
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 27010:2015
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 27031:2011
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
25%
Bahrain PDPL
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
ISO 20000-1
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
ITIL 4
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
South Korea PIPA
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
IAEA Nuclear Security Series - Computer Security at Nuclear Facilities (NSS-17-T Rev 1)
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
25%
FTC GLBA Safeguards Rule (16 CFR Part 314)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
Canada ITSG-33 - IT Security Risk Management
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
BS 65000:2014 - Guidance on Organizational Resilience
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
OCC Heightened Standards (12 CFR Part 30, Appendix D)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
ISO/IEC 38500:2024 - Governance of IT
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO 37000:2021 - Governance of Organizations
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
Aged Care Quality Standards 2019 (repealed edition)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
IEC 60601-1 - Medical Electrical Equipment Safety
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
13%
Singapore AI Governance Framework
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights (VPs)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
US Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) and USCG Cybersecurity Requirements
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
Singapore Cybersecurity Act 2018
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Pakistan Personal Data Protection Bill 2023
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
NIST Special Publication 800-34 Revision 1, Contingency Planning Guide for Federal Information Systems
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 (NDPA)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Nebraska Data Privacy Act
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
DAMA-DMBOK2 - Data Management Body of Knowledge (2nd Edition)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
APPI
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
NIST SP 800-171
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO/IEC 30111:2019
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
COSO Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
French Sapin II Law (Law No. 2016-1691)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
Vermont Artificial Intelligence and Consumer Data Act (AICDA)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
USMCA Chapter 19 - Digital Trade (United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
PCAOB AS 2201 - Audit of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting (ICFR)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications 2025
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
OWASP API Security Top 10 - 2023
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Ontario Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) - IASR Web Standard
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
CISA Cross-Sector Cybersecurity Performance Goals (CPG) 2.0
1 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
13%
Austria Data Protection Act (Datenschutzgesetz, DSG, amended 2018)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO/IEC 27006:2024
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
FedRAMP High
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
NIST SP 800-53 Revision 5.1 HIGH
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
FedRAMP Moderate
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 MODERATE
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 LOW
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) - Connected Product Safety
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
AWWA Cybersecurity Guidance for the Water Sector (American Water Works Association)
1 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
13%
Florida Digital Bill of Rights (FDBR)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO 26262:2018 - Functional Safety for Road Vehicles
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
13%
ISO 9001
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO 19011
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO 55001
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO 30401
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO 37301
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO 37001
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
BREEAM - Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
21 CFR Part 211 - Current Good Manufacturing Practice
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO 22313:2020 - Guidance on Business Continuity Management Systems
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
SQF Code Edition 9 - Safe Quality Food
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
ISO/IEC 29134:2023
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Space ISAC (Information Sharing and Analysis Center) - Threat Framework
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO 41001:2018 - Facility Management Systems
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
AS9100D:2016 - Quality Management Systems for Aviation, Space, and Defence
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
GDPR
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Automotive SPICE (ASPICE) v4.0 - Process Assessment Model
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO/IEC 29147:2018
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
BRCGS Global Standard for Food Safety Issue 9
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO 26000:2010
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO 27799
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO 13485
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO 50001:2018 - Energy Management Systems
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO 22000
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO 45001
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) Programmes - Global Standards
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
Compare NERC CIP with UK Defence Standard 05-138 - Cyber Security for Defence Suppliers

What is NERC CIP and who does it apply to?

NERC CIP is a compliance framework from North America with 8 domains and 8 controls. North American Electric Reliability Corporation Critical Infrastructure Protection It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.

What does NERC CIP actually require?

NERC CIP has 8 controls organised across 8 domains. The largest domains are Categorization and Governance (1 controls), Electronic Perimeters (1 controls), Incident and Recovery (1 controls). Each control defines specific requirements that organisations must implement to achieve compliance.

If I already comply with another framework, how much of NERC CIP do I already cover?

NERC CIP maps to 133 other compliance frameworks. The top mapping partners are UK Defence Standard 05-138 - Cyber Security for Defence Suppliers (38% coverage), ISO 28001:2007 Supply Chain Security Management (38% coverage), APRA CPS 230 Operational Risk Management (38% coverage). Use our comparison tool to explore control-level mappings between frameworks.

How do I implement NERC CIP?

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