Patent ID: 9614872
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: F01K,H04L

Claim:
1. An information server for managing cyber security information for power generation facilities, comprising: a processor; a master cyber security repository configured to store security control information for digital assets associated with a plurality of power generation facilities; a network interface configured to communicate with one or more participant servers operated on behalf of the power generation facilities over a data communication network wherein the participant servers manage the security control information for the digital assets; and a memory comprising a repository manager module configured to manage the security control information in the master cyber security repository; wherein the repository manager module is configured to receive security information for a first digital asset from a first one of the participant servers associated with a first one of the plurality of power generation facilities, to determine if a record for the first digital asset exists in the master cyber security repository, and, in response to determining that a record exists for the first digital asset, to update the record of the first digital asset with the security information; and wherein the information server is configured to transmit the updated record of the first digital asset to a second one of the participant servers associated with a second one of the plurality of power generation facilities for use in connection with a second digital asset; wherein the first participant server and the second participant server are operated by independent power generation entities; and wherein the repository manager module is configured, in response to determining that the record exists for the first digital asset, to determine if the record of the first digital asset needs to be updated before updating the record of the first digital asset with the security information.