US holds largest ever simulated cyber-attack exercise

[Sasqui]

This is truly interesting… I recall a few web sites within the past weeks being rather slow (would this explain it?). Won’t go into any government conspiracy tirades. Or cover ups…

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080313/tc_afp/uscomputerinternetsecurity

"...WASHINGTON (AFP) - US officials said Thursday that "real and growing" threats to US computer and telecommunications networks were behind the holding of the largest-ever cyber-security exercises this week.

Computer security experts from five countries, more than 40 private sector companies, and numerous government and state agencies are spending a week fielding simulated "real-world," on-line attacks on the computer systems of government bodies, corporations, transportation and other key industries. ..."

 

[Kreij]

Some of the exercise involved testing the "Einstein program" -- the US government's top-secret automated process for monitoring security and detecting intrusions on all the government's network gateways.

If it's "top secret" why is it being reported on in a Yahoo news article.

Interesting read, nontheless.

 

[Sasqui]

If it's "top secret" why is it being reported on in a Yahoo news article.

Interesting read, nontheless.

Yea it reeks of strangeness! Ever read "Digital Fortress"? Dan Brown wrote it - same guy who wrote Davinci Code. Good story I thought - and all the technology he claims is real, though there is no doubt quite a bit of artistic license.

Edit: look at this thread about the USPS site (from yesterday): http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=55053

Coincidence???

 

[Kreij]

That looks more like a system issue because the OP said he had fast access when he booted from another HDD.

I'll hold off on wearing my tin-foil hat for the moment

 

[Sasqui]