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The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) market is a set of standards and regulations designed to protect the reliability of the North American bulk electric system. The CIP standards are designed to protect the bulk electric system from cyber and physical security threats. The standards are developed and enforced by NERC, and are applicable to all entities that own, operate, or control critical infrastructure within the bulk electric system. The CIP standards are designed to ensure that all entities have adequate security measures in place to protect the bulk electric system from cyber and physical security threats. The CIP market is comprised of a variety of companies that provide products and services related to the CIP standards. These companies include security consulting firms, security software providers, security hardware providers, and security auditing firms. Examples of companies in the CIP market include FireEye, Symantec, McAfee, and IBM Security. Show Less Read more