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CIA Cyberthreat War Games (fwd)

  • From: Robert Mathews
  • Date: Fri May 27 09:15:13 2005
  • Country: = United States of America =
  • Distribution: PUBLIC
  • Verified-originator: Prof. Robert Mathews


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CIA Overseeing Three-Day War Game To Mimic Response To Crippling Internet
Attack

See: http://wwwnl.technologyreview.com/t?ctl=DA2F36:2ECB60C

By Ted Bridis May 26, 2005
AP Technology Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The CIA is conducting a secretive war game, dubbed
"Silent Horizon," this week to practice defending against an electronic
assault on the same scale as the Sept. 11 terrorism attacks.

The three-day exercise, ending Thursday, was meant to test the ability of
government and industry to respond to escalating Internet disruptions over
many months, according to participants. They spoke on condition of
anonymity because the CIA asked them not to disclose details of the
sensitive exercise taking place in Charlottesville, Va., about two hours
southwest of Washington.

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