Smart grid governance, risk management and correspondence (GRC) is a niche marketplace, and given its critical nature and the pivotal role it plays in cyber security, Pike Research (News - Alert) recognized SUBNET as one of the top ten vendors.

SUBNET's innovative and interoperable solutions are used by nine of the top twelve utilities. Its ability to work with industry leaders and cyber security giants to enhance products that help utilities integrate multi-vendor substation devices with multi-vendor business systems has earned it a place in GRC, according to company officials.

Although policies and architecture are important for a cyber security program, GRC is regarded as the foundation on which all current cyber security is launched.

SUBNET indicated that it is well positioned to become a leader in GRC with its unique vendor agnostic approach. A Cisco (News - Alert) Developer Partner, SUBNET also works closely with McAfee/Nitro, which took the number-one spot on Pike's list.

Electric utilities are also beginning to see the benefits that vendor agnostic solutions have over boxed in vendor specific ones.

Focused on providing the highest quality of products and services to its clients, SUBNET is dedicated to constant improvement and innovation while delivering high quality products and excellent service.

Other news reports that SUBNET has detailed how one top 10 Fortune 500 electrical utility assessed and addressed the substantial complexities of managing substation device passwords. As more utilities integrate the functionality of traditional substation devices with the standard NERC (News - Alert) CIP-007, many encounter a number of uncertainties regarding how to effectively manage substation cyber security solutions.