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Operation 'Cyber Storm' Starts Tomorrow

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the are-you-ready-for-fun-and-excitement dept.

cyberbian writes "Federal Computing Week reports that the Department of Homeland Security have moved up their rescheduled cyber security exercise, designed to test enterprise and private sector alike. The tests are expected to run from February 6-10, and are intended to gauge the state of readiness for a cyber attack on critical infrastructure. FCW also reports that the scope of the fake attacks will be global, and they are coordinating with partners in Australia, Canada and the UK."

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  1. How to parcipate... by IAAP · · Score: 5, Funny
    Go to work, turn your machine off, and say "I've voluteered to be someone who was hit by a virus that knocked my machine out of commission."

    Then go home for a couple days!

    WooHoo!

  2. Re:good job by IAAP · · Score: 5, Funny
    hopefully this will show people what needs to be done..

    Clock out of work when the attack happens and go to the corner pub?

  3. Re:I wonder by jalet · · Score: 5, Funny

    Solving such a problem is easy : just tell your president to call Jack Bauer !

    --
    Votez ecolo : Chiez dans l'urne !
  4. Shouldn't they wait for the next Leap Day? by EChris · · Score: 5, Funny

    http://www.april-fools.us/internet-cleaning.htm

    Original Message - 1996

    DO NOT CONNECT TO THE INTERNET FROM 12:01 AM GMT ON FEB. 29 TO 12:01 AM GMT, MARCH 1 !!

    *** *** Attention ***

    It's that time again!

    As many of you know, each leap year the Internet must be shut down for 24 hours in order to allow us to clean it. The cleaning process, which
    eliminates dead email and inactive ftp, www and gopher sites, allows for a better-working and faster Internet.

    This year, the cleaning process will take place from 12:01 a.m. GMT on
    Feb. 29 until 12:01 a.m. GMT on March 1. During that 24-hour period, five powerful Internet-crawling robots situated around the world will search the Internet and delete any data that they find.

    In order to protect your valuable data from deletion we ask that you do the following:

    1. Disconnect all terminals and local area networks from their Internet
    connections.

    2. Shut down all Internet servers, or disconnect them from the Internet.

    3. Disconnect all disks and hardrives from any connections to the Internet.

    4. Refrain from connecting any computer to the Internet in any way.

    We understand the inconvenience that this may cause some Internet
    users, and we apologize. However, we are certain that any
    inconveniences will be more than made up for by the increased speed and efficiency of the Internet, once it has been cleared of electronic flotsam and jetsam. We thank you for your cooperation.

    Kim Dereksen
    Interconnected Network Maintenance staff
    Main branch, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Sysops and others: Since the last Internet cleaning, the number of
    Internet users has grown dramatically. Please assist us in alerting
    the public of the upcoming Internet cleaning by posting this message
    where your users will be able to read it. Please pass this message on to
    other sysops and Internet users as well. Thank you.