On April 18, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) that would approve version 5 of the North American Electric Reliability Corporation's (NERC's) Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Reliability Standards. The proposed rule aims to expand the scope of bulk electric system (BES) cyber systems protected By the CIP Reliability Standards. The proposal also includes 12 requirements with new cybersecurity controls as well as proposed modifications and clarifications to the CIP Reliability Standards. If approved, the revised CIP Reliability Standards will address a wider variety of utility computer systems and equipment, with the strictest protections applied to the most critical equipment.