Monday, 3 October 2011

Shoring Up The Nation’s Cyber Defenses


JIM URQUHART/REUTERS - Mark Fabro, a training consultant working with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, explains how systems can be exploited at a cyber security defense lab at the Idaho National Laboratory.

Homeland Security Tries To Shore Up Nation's Cyber Defenses -- Washington Post

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho — Screens glowed, mice clicked and lines of code scrolled on the laptop monitors of a hacker team hired by Barney Advanced Domestic Chemical Co. — or BAD Company — to break into a rival firm's computer network.

In another room here at Idaho National Laboratory, a computer operator noticed something wrong. "They're hitting one of our servers!" he said. The lights in the control room soon failed, and liquid gushed from a set of tanks as green and red lights flashed.

"We've got a spillover!� [...]



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