Parallels can be drawn from many of the CIP standards, directly to other regulated frameworks, such as NIST and PCI-DSS.
VMware’s hardening guides along with their best practice documentation are important to baseline any system.
There are VMware partners that can provide accompanying ways to meet and exceed regulatory requirements:
Networking management tools
SIEM systems
Anti-virus and anti-malware applications
Intruder detection and prevention systems
Patch and systems integrity checking or management application
Change control
Event logging systems
