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CIA's Info Ops Team Hosts 3-Day Cyber Wargame

Posted by samzenpus on from the do-you-want-to-play-a-game dept.

ScentCone writes "The CIA has booked some conference rooms and is working through a simulated 'digital Pearl Harbor' to see how government and industry handle a monster net attack from an imaginary future foe composed of anti-American and anti-globalization hackers. Having been accused of lacking imagination about potential terror attacks, they're using the exercise to better shape the government's roles in a variety of attack scenarios. The networking industry, it seems, is expected to always play a big part in detecting and thwarting such threats, as 9/11-scale economic disruption is a likely bad-guy objective."

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  1. In Soviet Russia... by CypherXero · · Score: 4, Funny

    The network attacks YOU!

  2. Digital Pearl Harbor is Nice... by neo5064 · · Score: 5, Funny

    But personally, I'm waiting for "Digital Hiroshima"

  3. Tis already happened! by dj245 · · Score: 5, Funny
    The networking industry, it seems, is expected to always play a big part in detecting and thwarting such threats, as 9/11-scale economic disruption is a likely bad-guy objective."

    Sadly my website http://www.rogertheshrubber.net/ has already fallen victim to the hordes of the digital pearl harbour. There is a pestilence upon this land. Nothing is sacred. Even those who arrange and design shrubberies are under considerable economic stress at this period in history.

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  4. CIA security.... by iibagod · · Score: 3, Funny

    It's wonderful that the CIA has such trustworthy people that wouldn't think of disclosing details of such a secure operation..... Oh, wait.

  5. Digital Pearl Harbor? by Motherfucking+Shit · · Score: 3, Funny

    Why not just call the event "Perl Harbor," I think everyone would get the reference.

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  6. Comment removed by account_deleted · · Score: 5, Funny

    Comment removed based on user account deletion

  7. Re:Bad Guys? by Etcetera · · Score: 4, Funny


    Defending yourself against the United States makes you a "bad guy?"

    From the perspective of a citizen of the United States, yes.

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  8. totally friggin off-topic, but by tulare · · Score: 1, Funny

    I got karma to blow here

    Does anyone else notice that /. has banned its own headline reader? HAHAHA!!!

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  9. Re:The Truth Is Not Out There by corpsiclex · · Score: 2, Funny

    Actually, 1984 came (and went) more than twenty years ago. Parent may want to review this article for a quick update on where things stand.

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  10. I can just imagine by sl4shd0rk · · Score: 1, Funny

    Bill: "Operation eggplant is green." (I have just started outlook)

    Joe : "Affirmative Alpha7"

    Bob : "The goat is in the barn." (I have just started Internet Explorer)

    Joe : "Affirmative Alpha8. Alpha 7, go see Mother Hubbard." (Bill, check your email)

    Bill: "Negative Alpha1. Negotiation lost I -- *gaak*" (Joe, my machine just locked up)

    Joe : "Alpha8 has terminated." (Bill, begin reinstalling)

    Bob : "707" (Ha-ha!)

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