http://www.stuff.co.nz/4431941a28.html


The computer systems of dozens of New Zealand businesses and 
government agencies will come under attack today during 
Cyber Storm II -- a huge international simulation designed 
to test preparedness to deal with a "national scale" cyber 
attack.


The multimillion-dollar exercise is being co-ordinated by 
the US Department of Homeland Security and also involves 
Australia, Britain and Canada.

Organisations from each country are contributing 
"planners" - who will act the role of hackers - and 
"players", who will try to cope with what is thrown at them.

Details of the scenarios are being kept secret, but reports 
in the US say Cyber Storm II will simulate both cyber and 
physical attacks on chemical companies, while in Australia 
water supplies will be threatened.

Paul McKitrick, business manager at the Centre for Critical 
Infrastructure Protection, says the scenarios played out in 
New Zealand will focus on the financial, energy, IT and 
government sectors.

Sixty planners from 24 organisations, including most of the 
major banks and telcos, Transpower, the Defence Force and 
the Government Communications Security Bureau will organise 
the mock attacks.



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