ASAT provides cyber security solution, DAPguard™, for enhancing substation security and for NERC CIP
(North America Electricity Reliability Corporation, Critical Infrastructure Protection) standard compliance.

Electric power utilities increasingly rely on information and communication technologies (ICT) for improving system availability and reliability, operation and maintenance efficiency, and for enabling Smart Grid and business applications, as well as for regulatory compliance. Cyber security has become an extremely important challenge.

Challenges
• Meeting deadlines for regulatory compliance
• Integration of power systems with IT security systems
• Legacy system and IEDs do not have comprehensive security features
• Balance between security and convenience

Solution
ASAT offers a substation security gateway, DAPguard™, to address cyber security and NERC CIP requirements.
• Secures electronic perimeters and points of access for substation security
• Authentication, Authorization, and Audit reports of user access
• Based on industry standard security technologies
• Operates independently as substation security server
• Operates in conjunction with central IT security server
• Meets NERC CIP standard requirements

Benefits
• Cost effective and practical solution
• Easy deployment to all substations
• Non-disruptive to power system and its core functionalities
• Improves system security, reliability and risk management
• Addresses NERC CIP

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