NERC CIP Compliance Documentation
Evidence packages compiled automatically from access logs, change records, and patch management data. Gap analysis runs continuously so audit readiness is a default state — not a quarterly scramble.
What energy compliance teams are seeing
Reduction in evidence compilation time
Records compiled per audit cycle
Compliance gaps missed
Built by a team with deep experience in enterprise operations for regulated industries.
Your compliance evidence is scattered across dozens of systems
Evidence compilation for NERC CIP audits takes weeks of manual work — pulling access logs from one system, change records from another, patch management evidence from a third, and then cross-referencing everything to prove compliance across CIP-007, CIP-010, and the rest of the standards. Your compliance team spends more time assembling documentation than actually managing compliance, and a single missed record can trigger findings that put your operating authority at risk.
From scattered records to audit-ready package — automatically
Scope Identification
The AI maps your BES Cyber Assets and identifies which NERC CIP standards apply to each system. It builds a scope matrix that ties every asset to its applicable requirements — CIP-003 through CIP-013 — so the evidence collection is targeted and complete from the start.
Evidence Collection
SectorFlow pulls evidence automatically from your source systems — access logs from Okta and Active Directory, change records from ServiceNow, patch data from your endpoint management tools, and configuration baselines from your CMDB. Every record is timestamped and linked to its applicable CIP requirement.
Gap Analysis
The AI compares collected evidence against each CIP requirement and identifies gaps — missing access reviews, overdue patches, incomplete change records. Each gap is flagged with the specific requirement it violates, the affected asset, and a recommended remediation action so your team can close gaps before auditors find them.
Package Assembly
Evidence is organized into audit-ready packages structured by CIP standard, requirement, and asset. Each package includes the raw evidence, an explanation memo that maps the evidence to the requirement, and a compliance status summary. The format matches what NERC auditors expect to see.
Audit-Ready Delivery
The completed evidence package is delivered to your compliance team for review and approval. When auditors request additional evidence or ask clarifying questions, the AI can pull supplementary records and generate response memos — reducing the back-and-forth that typically extends audit timelines by weeks.
This isn't a checklist — it's a compliance intelligence engine
Every capability your compliance team needs to maintain audit readiness continuously, built in from day one.
Multi-Standard Support
Covers CIP-003 through CIP-013, including CIP-007 system security management and CIP-010 configuration change management.
Automated Gap Detection
Continuously compares your evidence against requirements and surfaces gaps before auditors arrive.
Evidence Cross-Referencing
Links evidence across systems to validate that access reviews, patches, and changes are consistent and complete.
Explanation Memo Generation
Generates plain-language memos that map each piece of evidence to its applicable CIP requirement for auditor clarity.
BES Cyber Asset Inventory Tracking
Maintains a live inventory of your BES Cyber Assets and maps each one to its applicable CIP requirements automatically.
Auditor Question Preparation
Anticipates common auditor questions based on your evidence and prepares response memos with supporting documentation.
Why a dedicated AI layer?
Your GRC tool tracks compliance status — but it doesn't pull evidence from your source systems, cross-reference records across platforms, or generate the explanation memos that auditors need. SectorFlow sits across all your operational tools and assembles the complete evidence picture — so your compliance team spends time managing compliance instead of compiling spreadsheets.
Connects to the systems you already run
ServiceNow
Okta
Active Directory
SharePoint
Splunk
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"Our last NERC CIP audit prep took three analysts six weeks. With this flow, the evidence package was assembled in days — and the gap analysis caught two issues we would have missed entirely."
— Compliance Director, Investor-Owned Utility
Frequently Asked Questions
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