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February 13, 2006
'Cyber Storm' Prepares Government For Internet Attack
WSBTV.com - Technology - 'Cyber Storm' Prepares Gov't For Internet Attack:
"WASHINGTON -- The government concluded its Cyber Storm wargame Friday, its biggest-ever exercise to test how it would respond to devastating attacks over the Internet from anti-globalization activists, underground hackers and bloggers.Bloggers?
Participants confirmed parts of the worldwide simulation challenged government officials and industry executives to respond to deliberate misinformation campaigns and activist calls by Internet bloggers, online diarists whose sites include political rantings and musings about current events."
That Washington would include blogs in their "cyber war games" tells of the real power blogs now have in this country. If you previously doubted the might of a simple weblog, here is your sign.
Do you think newspapers or other forms of media have ever been analyzed as threats to Homeland Security?
Obviously, I view weblogs as a powerful communication tool and hope that they are never employed in any concerted efforts at disruption, but what should we make of all this?
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Posted by capecodcyclist at February 13, 2006 07:09 PM
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