Mr sanjeev notes that Computerworld is running a story about Cyber Storm II, set to run from March 11th until the 14th. The exercise will test the security of the US, Australia, the UK, New Zealand, and Canada. The organizers' goals are to test preparedness and responsiveness in kin to real-time threats. The previous Cyber Storm test identified "eight specific areas in need of improvement." We afresh discussed the details of the tests themselves. From Computerworld: "Security experts said the first Cyber Storm event last year improved participants' understanding of who to call in the event of an attack, but did not tab* specific vulnerabilities in the nation's adding machine systems. 'What they're trying to do is feature the inefficiencies in the process,' by the book to Marcus Sachs, deputy executive officer with analysis group SRI International's micro* Science Laboratory. 'They're not really looking for technical solutions.'"

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