DHS Publishes Report on Operation Cyberstorm

uniquebydegrees writes "InfoWorld reports that the Department of Homeland Security has released the findings of Operation Cyber Storm, a large-scale simulation of combined cyber-physical attacks on U.S. critical infrastructure. From the article: 'According to DHS, "observers noted that players had difficulty ascertaining what organizations and whom within those organizations to contact when there was no previously established relationship or pre-determined plans for response coordination and risk assessments/mitigation. There was a general recognition of the difficulties organizations faced when attempting to establish trust with unfamiliar organizations during time of crisis."'"

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Translated from bureaucrat to English

[Tackhead]

Bureaucrat:

> "observers noted that players had difficulty ascertaining what organizations and whom within those organizations to contact when there was no previously established relationship or pre-determined plans for response coordination and risk assessments/mitigation. There was a general recognition of the difficulties organizations faced when attempting to establish trust with unfamiliar organizations during time of crisis."

English:

"Situation Normal, All Fucked Up."

Re:Sounds Interesting

[Jeremiah Cornelius]

I don't want an effective Secret Police.

It wasn't what the U.S. signed on for in 1776 or 1789.

Re:Ah! I thought it meant...

[legoburner]

you forgot 'Needs more funding for conclusive results'. Go bureaucracy!

I presume I wasn't the only one who misread...

[the_tsi]

"DHS Publishes Report on Operation Cybertron"

The terrorists are after our energon cubes.

So You're Saying It Was A ClusterFuck?

[littlewink]

Sometimes it helps to simplify.