Cyber Storm II Synopsis
Below is a synopsis of the information that I received regarding the upcoming Cyber Storm II exercise.
The Cyber Storm II (CS II) will commence on Monday, March 10, and continue through Friday, March 14, 2008. This will prove to be the largest cyber security exercise of its kind and will reach across the globe. Four other countries are involved with “playing” in the exercise: Canada, United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia. The Secret Service Criminal Investigative Division will be hosting CS II at it’s Headquarters in Washington, DC. We anticipate up to one hundred fifty
(150) players will be participating in cyber attack scenarios for a 24hr period over four days.
Boose/Allen/Hamilton, a private firm contracted by DHS, will be injecting cyber attack scenarios on private industries, federal and local government entities, and financial institutions throughout the week. It is possible that your office may receive one of these injects and contact you regarding a cyber attack, network intrusion, etc. All electronic injects will state *** EXERCISE ***. When you receive these cyber scenarios, follow your normal course of action as far as notifying your partners (private industry, law enforcement, academic, etc) and discussing the best way to solve the problem.”