Next Cyberstorm exercise to stress international cooperation on security
When Cyberstorm III, an exercise that will test the government’s readiness to defend against a major cyberattack, commences in September it will have a greater international presence than the two cybersecurity exercises that preceded it.
Speaking to an international group of incident responders at the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST) Conference 2010 Monday, Philip Reitinger, director of the National Cybersecurity Center at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), said the United States has learned that an international presence is essential in the war against cybercriminals hell-bent on taking down critical infrastructure, disrupting financial markets or penetrating government networks. Reitinger said he expects “significant” international participation in Cyberstorm III.
“Right now it is indisputable that our risk as a community and a community of nations is growing,” Reitinger said. “People recognize that we have a problem and we are working as a global economy, a set of nations to address it.”
The last major cybersecurity exercise conducted by DHS was held in 2008. Cyberstrom III is slated to include a number of international computer emergency readiness teams (CERTS), including representatives from Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United Kingdom. Officials from Japan and nine European nations have also been invited to participate.
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