http://www.fcw.com/online/news/154725-1.html FCW.com December 18, 2008 Senior-level government and industry officials in a two-day cybersecurity simulation exercise that concluded today said it demonstrated the importance of a cross-sector, integrated approach to cybersecurity. The simulation also illustrated some challenges the Obama administration and next Congress will face in terms of cybersecurity, they said. The 230 participants in the Cyber Strategy Inquiry came from the public and private sectors in areas such as homeland security defense, transportation, telecommunications and information technology, and intelligence. The event was held Dec. 17 and today in Washington, D.C. It was sponsored by Booz Allen Hamilton and Business Executives for National Security. The structure of the game involved four government teams, four from industry and one from civil society. The groups had to communicate through a control team, which represented Congress and the White House. However, those teams also included members from other sectors so they would be forced to consider the perspectives of other people, said Mark Gerencser, a senior vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton, one of the event’s organizers. “There was a great realization that we are all in this together,” said Gerencser. “And what got uncovered in the game is that there were interdependencies that we didn’t quite understand or appreciate before.” [...] _______________________________________________ Help InfoSecNews.org with a donation! http://www.infosecnews.org/donate.htmlReceived on Fri Dec 19 2008 - 03:21:47 PST
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