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Energy sector companies rely on ICS to generate, transmit, and distribute power and to drill, produce, refine, and transport oil and natural gas. Given the wide variety of ICS assets, such as programmable logic controllers and intelligent electronic devices, that provide command and control information on operational technology (OT) networks, it is essential to protect these devices to maintain continuity of operations. These assets must be monitored and managed to reduce the risk of a cyber attack on ICS networked environments. Having an accurate OT asset inventory is a critical component of an overall cybersecurity strategy. The NCCoE at NIST is responding to the energy sector’s request for an automated OT asset management solution. To remain fully operational, energy sector entities should be able to effectively identify, control, and monitor their OT assets. This document provides guidance on how to enhance OT asset management practices by leveraging capabilities that may already exist in an energy organization’s operating environment as well as implementing new capabilities. Industrial control systems (ICS) compose a core part of our nation’s critical infrastructure. Energy sector companies rely on ICS to generate, transmit, and distribute power and to drill, produce, refine, and transport oil and natural gas. Given the wide variety of ICS assets, such as programmable... See full abstract Industrial control systems (ICS) compose a core part of our nation’s critical infrastructure. Energy sector companies rely on ICS to generate, transmit, and distribute power and to drill, produce, refine, and transport oil and natural gas. Given the wide variety of ICS assets, such as programmable logic controllers and intelligent electronic devices, that provide command and control information on operational technology (OT) networks, it is essential to protect these devices to maintain continuity of operations. These assets must be monitored and managed to reduce the risk of a cyber attack on ICS networked environments. Having an accurate OT asset inventory is a critical component of an overall cybersecurity strategy. The NCCoE at NIST is responding to the energy sector’s request for an automated OT asset management solution. To remain fully operational, energy sector entities should be able to effectively identify, control, and monitor their OT assets. This document provides guidance on how to enhance OT asset management practices by leveraging capabilities that may already exist in an energy organization’s operating environment as well as implementing new capabilities. Hide full abstract Keywords energy sector asset management ; ESAM ; ICS ; industrial control system ; malicious actor ; monitoring ; operational technology ; OT ; SCADA ; supervisory control and data acquisition Control Families Access Control ; Audit and Accountability ; Assessment, Authorization and Monitoring ; Configuration Management ; Contingency Planning ; Incident Response ; Maintenance ; Program Management ; System and Communications Protection ; System and Information Integrity Documentation Publication: https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.1800-23 Download URL Supplemental Material: SP 1800-23 files Project homepage Related NIST Publications: Project Description Document History: 09/23/19: SP 1800-23 (Draft) 05/20/20: SP 1800-23 (Final) Topics Security and Privacy asset management , continuous monitoring , patch management , security & behavior Technologies hardware , networks Applications communications & wireless , cybersecurity framework , operational technology Sectors energy HEADQUARTERS 100 Bureau Drive Gaithersburg, MD 20899 X (link is external) facebook (link is external) linkedin (link is external) instagram (link is external) youtube (link is external) rss govdelivery (link is external) Want updates about CSRC and our publications? 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