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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. good job by joe+155 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I'm glad that they are doing something like this, in the UK people have been estimating that "in the city" only around 50% of companies are anything like prepaired for an attack of this nature, hopefully this will show people what needs to be done...

    I hope no real attacks take place during this time though...

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  2. Damage by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Last time i saw something like this, our 'organizataion' was tested.

    They caused more damage to us with childhood tactics ( like locking out system accounts ) than doing 'real' tests. We were screwed for a week trying to undo damage, and trying to figure out how it was happening again and again.

    Posting anonymously for obvious reasons.