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Japan Will Stage Mock Cyberattacks

Posted by Zonk on from the boyscout-motto dept.

freaktheclown writes "Japan is set to start staging mock cyberattacks on various companies as precautionary exercises. According to the article: 'Japan will conduct nationwide exercises next year to prepare effectively for cyberattacks on computer networks. Mock cyberterrorists will simulate attacks on computer networks of businesses and government organizations to discover vulnerable areas, the Yomiuri Shimbun reported Wednesday. Participants in the exercises will include financial institutions, communications companies and Internet service providers, as well as the central government and local governments.'"

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  1. Godzilla is unavailable for comment by digitaldc · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Japan better not try to attack Microsoft, they might end up with BSOD hell.

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    He who knows best knows how little he knows. - Thomas Jefferson
  2. Re:tin foil hats? Think not ... by temojen · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    (The fact that Bush said that in June of 2003 and we're just now learning about it is telling.)

    You must not have been paying attention. This has been going on for about a decade. Or did you completely miss the fact that Yasser Arafat was president of the Palesinian Authority for several years before his death. Then there were new elections in Palestine, and the Israelis withdrew from the Gaza strip.

    If you're suprised, I suggest you pay a little more attention to international news, rather than conspiracy theorist sites like infoshop.