US/UK Will Stage 'Cyber-Attack War Games' As Pressure Against Encryption Mounts

An anonymous reader writes: British prime minister David Cameron is currently visiting Washington to discuss the future of cyber-security in Britain and North America. The leaders have announced that their respective intelligence agencies will mount ongoing cyber-attack "war games" starting this summer in an effort to strengthen the West's tarnished reputation following the Sony hacking scandal. Somewhat relatedly, a recently-leaked Edward Snowden document show the NSA giving dire warnings in 2009 of the threat posed by the lack of encrypted communications on the internet.

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Any bets?

[fuzzyfuzzyfungus]

Given the state of real-world security, 'cyber war games' are going to look like a particularly enthusiastic WWI reenactor event if the participants take the gloves off.

Who feels like a little speculation: Will the offensive teams be fairly picked(from people with suitable skills) and actually try, resulting a a resounding bloodbath, or will the 'exercise' be largely a whitewash?

Re:Um...

[AmiMoJo]

Fortunately the US is likely to tell Cameron to fuck off, since it would be unconstitutional to ban encryption and after the economic damage that the NSA did they won't allow the UK to force service providers to back-door their apps.