Simulated Hack To Test US Government Response

superapecommando writes "Security industry analysts and lawmakers will get an unprecedented chance next week to evaluate how the government might respond to a hack attack on critical infrastructure targets. The Bipartisan Policy Center, a Washington-based non-profit established in 2007 by several lawmakers, will host a simulated nation-wide cyber-attack next Tuesday for a group of former administration and national security officials, who will be playing the roles of Cabinet members."

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Re:Simulated?

[solafide]

So this is why the government felt it necessary to fly planes into various gov't offices: they were creating controlled, limited-scope emergencies to test their ability to remain functional. Clearly the president was warned beforehand, but not many other people, and clearly it's really helped us shape up our response to such an attack. </sarcasm>