http://fcw.com/Articles/2010/02/11/Web-Cyber-ShockWave-simulation.aspx By Ben Bain FCW.com Feb 11, 2010 A bipartisan group of former senior government officials plans to stage a return to service exercise Feb. 16 as part of a simulation designed to show how the government would respond to and recover from a devastating cyberattack. The event, known as Cyber ShockWave, was co-created by former CIA Director Michael Hayden and a national security group that is part of the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC), the organization that.s hosting the event at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Washington. Unlike recent government cyber role-playing exercises, members of the media have been invited to watch as the former officials scramble to keep up with a quickly changing situation. The participants, who will be working to craft advice for the president and develop a response to the attack, won.t know what.s going to happen in advance. Instead, participants will have to react in real time to intelligence and news reports, the group said. [...] ________________________________________ Did a friend send you this? From now on, be the first to find out! Subscribe to InfoSec News http://www.infosecnews.orgReceived on Sun Feb 14 2010 - 22:47:45 PST
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