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The IESO connects generators, transmitters, retailers, industries and businesses, and local distribution companies and co-ordinates emergency preparedness for the province's electricity system.  The IESO played a key role in managing the restoration of power following the August 2003 blackout.

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Governed by an independent Board whose Chair and Directors are appointed by the Government of Ontario, the IESO has full statute-based authority for establishing, monitoring and enforcing reliability standards in the province of Ontario. All the companies that make up the power system in Ontario must meet the IESO's standards.

SRS Support for IESO:
Working with our penetration testing partner, Internet Security Systems X-Force Professional Security Services (now IBM), SecurityRiskSolutions has provided the following services to IESO:

q Frame Relay Assessment
Assessment of the security of the IESO Frame Relay network. Includes external penetration testing and testing the viability of external entities to manipulate the production and transmission of electricity.

q Internet Facing Applications Assessment
Assessment of the security of IESO systems that may be exposed to the internet. Enumeration of available systems and subsequent testing of the security of those systems from unauthorized users, including the VPN infrastructure.

q PBX Voice System Assessment
Assessment of the confidentiality and availability of the PBX and voice system. Includes war-dialing of voice and data lines. Test configuration of the exchange for possible exposure to toll-fraud, unauthorized trunk-to-trunk bridging, and access to the data network via the PSTN.