SigmaFlow is partnering with industry leaders Tripwire & FoxGuard to produce the first turn-key solution to the challenge of NERC-CIP security patch management. Our three-phase approach takes the uncertainty out of the security patch management process. SigmaFlow’s platform integration capabilities allow the Compliance Manager to act as a hub, where compliance evidence and activities from […]
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How MS SharePoint & Other Document Management-Based Solutions Fall Short For NERC Compliance (Cont.)
In part 2 of this blog series, we discussed two shortcomings of homegrown NERC compliance systems: their limited capabilities for proper task management and inability to track & measure the effectiveness of your compliance program. The shortcomings don’t stop there. Let us dive a little deeper into 2 other areas. NERC-Awareness Building and maintaining […]
How MS SharePoint & Other Document Management-Based Solutions Fall Short For NERC Compliance
In the opening post of this series on comparing different NERC compliance approaches, I talked about the deficiencies of using Excel to manage NERC compliance. In this post, let us turn our attention to homegrown solutions, usually MS Sharepoint or Document Management platform-based, that support varying degrees of data and document management and perhaps, notifications. […]
Stop the CIP Scramble
Guest Blog by Nick Santora, Chief Executive Officer of Curricula NERC CIP is constantly evolving. But the principals of being audited have been around for decades and decades. Why do some organizations do so well on their NERC CIP audits and some don’t? Why can some organizations struggle to find evidence and understand their own processes? […]
How Do Different NERC Compliance Tools Measure Up? 6 Reasons Why Excel Fails for NERC Compliance Management
Excel spreadsheets are workhorses. There isn’t a business in any industry in the world that doesn’t have someone, somewhere, using Excel to track or calculate something. Some utilities insiders estimate that nearly 50% of companies, subject to NERC compliance requirements, use Excel to manage their NERC compliance data/activities. Logic helps explain why such a ubiquitous […]
Optimizing Your Drilling Schedule Based on Well Data
Oil and gas organizations need to optimize working capital, accelerate cash flow, and avoid losing valuable leases. Meeting these goals is obviously complex, but each business objective can benefit from more efficient, optimized data. In an ideal world, Planning, Operations, and Information collection are iterative, where plans are created based on what is known. Operations […]
