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Release Date: September 13, 2006
Fact Sheet: Cyber Storm Exercise
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today the release of the Cyber Storm Public Exercise Report. The report details key findings from Cyber Storm which was the largest and most complex multi-national, government-led cyber exercise to examine response, coordination, and recovery mechanisms to a simulated cyber event within international, federal, state, and local governments and in conjunction with the private sector.
“Exercises like Cyber Storm are essential to our continued efforts to secure cyberspace and America’s cyber assets,” said George W. Foresman, DHS Under Secretary for Preparedness. “We are committed to working with our public, private, and international partners to turn the lessons learned from Cyber Storm into solutions for enhancing our nation’s cyber preparedness and response capabilities.”
The Cyber Storm Public Exercise Report produced eight major findings:
DHS and the National Cyber Security Division (NCSD) are already working with their public and private partners to address these findings and apply the lessons learned.
Cyber Storm emphasized the Administration’s commitment to cyber security and preparedness. More than 110 public, private, and international agencies, organizations, and companies were involved in the planning and implementation of Cyber Storm. The exercise simulated a sophisticated cyber attack campaign through a series of scenarios directed against critical infrastructure. Each of the scenarios was developed with the assistance of industry experts and was executed in a closed and secure environment.
NCSD, a part of the department’s Preparedness Directorate, provides the federal government with a centralized cyber security coordination and preparedness function. NCSD is the focal point for the federal government’s interaction with state and local governments, the private sector, and the international community concerning cyberspace vulnerability reduction efforts.
This page was last reviewed/modified on September 13, 2006.