Through IPRO, the pipeline industry is dedicating resources to modernize its approach to resolving the industry’s unique, modern vulnerabilities.
IPRO
International Pipelines Resilience Organization (IPRO)
IPRO is a New Organization to Manage and Mitigate Growing Risks in the Evolving Digital Environment from Unlawful and Malicious Cyber and Physical Intrusions into Oil and NaturalGasPipeline Operations
Vision
The IPRO will be established as an independent, non-profit business alliance to provide both oil and natural gas pipelines an effective collaborative mechanism for identifying and mitigating reliability risks to industry operations from cyber-attacks and any physical intrusions, extreme weather, or other threats and vulnerabilities. The IPRO’s work complements and reinforces, but does not replace, the regulatory improvements of PHMSA, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Electric Subsector Coordinating Council of NERC.
Mission
The IPRO will embark on this mission through open and methodical industry collaboration involving standard-setting, status assessments, innovative product development, deployment of advanced technology, stakeholder participation, and the education of the public and policy makers. This industry self-regulatory approach will help manage and reduce the risks of interruption to pipeline operations and thereby constrain the costs of operation and both the need for, and the burdens of regulation.