eGRC Solutions for Power & Energy

Ensure compliance with NERC reliability standards while managing SCADA controls.

Power and energy companies have several directives impacting their business operations. Not only must publicly traded companies comply with such regulations as Sarbanes-Oxley, HIPAA, various state regulations and PCI, but they must also meet the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) and North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) rules of procedure, which can impact power and energy companies in many ways. Costs associated with meeting these requirements can be substantial, and those companies that can transition their risk and compliance effort into an operational process will be more successful.

Multiple regulations require controls at various points within the organization— from IT systems development and management to SCADA and process controls to physical and environmental security. These regulations are centered on the identification and definition of controls and the establishment of a solid security process. The challenge lies in meeting requirements in the context of the business and clearly articulating control infrastructures. Power and energy companies need an extensible framework to manage control definition, regulatory compliance and enterprise risks with real-time measurement and reporting capabilities.

eGRC Challenges for Power and Energy Companies

• Decentralized policies, controls and risks are captured in multiple tools and systems
  
• Redundant controls increase complexity and drive overspending on testing activities
• There’s a disconnect between those who set policies and those who must comply
• Limited coordination and communication exists among risk and compliance teams
• It’s difficult to prioritize resources for managing risks, threats and deficiencies across the enterprise
• Regulatory audits are time consuming, unpredictable and stressful
• Lack of visibility of the risk and compliance landscape can lead to poor business decisions

RSA Archer eGRC Solutions

With RSA Archer eGRC Solutions, you can manage risks, demonstrate compliance, automate business processes, and gain visibility into corporate risk and security controls. The out-of-the-box RSA Archer eGRC Content Library delivers policies, control standards, procedures and assessments mapped to global regulations and standards, including NERC Reliability Standards, PCI and HIPAA, among others.

Global power and energy companies rely on RSA Archer eGRC Solutions to:

• Manage the lifecycle of corporate policies and their exceptions
• Comply with regulations in the most efficient way possible
• Visualize and communicate risk at all levels of the business
• Investigate and resolve cyber and physical incidents
• Centralize business continuity and disaster recovery planning
• Enable risk-based, business-aligned internal audit

Because our solutions are built on the RSA Archer eGRC Platform, business users have the freedom to tailor the solutions and integrate with multiple data sources through code-free configuration.