But they consider you the enemy.
U.S. concludes ‘Cyber Storm’ mock attacks
By TED BRIDIS
ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER
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 “Web logs” include political rantings and musings about current events.
Author: Scott Horton
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