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Japan Will Stage Mock Cyberattacks
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.'"
This is great. I hope we learn something important from observing this, and frankly I'm glad we (US) aren't having to pay for it.
.sigs are for post^Hers.
Nonsense. Next time you might try RTFA instead of hurrying so much to get in an early post. If you'd read it you'd realize that the intent is to set up mirrors of the real machines, and the scheduled attacks will be against the mirrors. Any attack against the real machine will look just like it always would.
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The universe is a figment of its own imagination.
The universe is a figment of its own imagination.
Whenever I need to test my new firewall installation, I just open up an IRC session or post a Usenet post (containing my IP address) saying something like "Hi there, I'm a researcher for Microsoft/SCO/Natalie Portman/George Bush and I've been watching you all and you are all lamers"
Then I just wait for the attack to begin.
(although, when I say I'm working with Natalie Portman, most of the attacks seem to come in on port 79 for some reason...)
I wonder if this is your typical test where only the strongest points are tested. Will hackers cold-call targeted businesses pretending to be admins verifying passwords?
"God fights on the side with the best artillery." - Napoleon, Marshal of France - speaking truth to power
To follow up the mock cyber-attacks, Japan will then undergo a mock giant robot attack, which will be followed by Godzilla drills.
It's good to use your head, but not as a battering ram.
Doubtful. Though it's not explicitly stated in the original article, for a test like this to be at all meaningful, the attackers and attackees will compare notes very carefully at the end of the test to help the attackees harden their servers against whatever attacks worked. Any other attacks during the test are likely to be examined in even more detail, by more skilled specialists, than usual.
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The universe is a figment of its own imagination.
The universe is a figment of its own imagination.
Just post your targets at Slashdot, and we will simulate a DoS attack.
Circumcision is child abuse.
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