Gerald
09-28-10, 02:53 PM
ARLINGTON, Virginia (AFP) – Keyboard warriors from the United States and a dozen other nations were battling a simulated cyber attack Tuesday on government and private networks that undermines basic trust in the Internet.
"Cyber Storm III," which simulates a "large-scale cyberattack on critical infrastructure," involves thousands of participants at computer work stations across the globe and is one of the largest such exercises ever conducted.In the United States, seven US government departments are taking part: Commerce, Defense, Energy, Homeland Security, Justice, Transportation and Treasury, in addition to the White House and intelligence and law enforcement.
Eleven US states are also represented as are 60 private companies and the 12 "international partners": Australia, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Hungary, Japan, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden and Switzerland.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100928/pl_afp/usitgovernmentcomputersecurityinternet
Note:Tue Sep 28, 12:27 pm ET
"Cyber Storm III," which simulates a "large-scale cyberattack on critical infrastructure," involves thousands of participants at computer work stations across the globe and is one of the largest such exercises ever conducted.In the United States, seven US government departments are taking part: Commerce, Defense, Energy, Homeland Security, Justice, Transportation and Treasury, in addition to the White House and intelligence and law enforcement.
Eleven US states are also represented as are 60 private companies and the 12 "international partners": Australia, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Hungary, Japan, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden and Switzerland.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100928/pl_afp/usitgovernmentcomputersecurityinternet
Note:Tue Sep 28, 12:27 pm ET