Cyber ShockWave: Former US officials in cyberattack simulation

Source: Chris Lefkow (AFP) –

WASHINGTON — Former top US intelligence officials will become cyberwarriors on Tuesday in a simulation of how the US government would respond to a massive cyberattack on the United States.

“The scenario itself is secret,” said Eileen McMenamin, vice president of communications for the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC), which is hosting the event dubbed “Cyber ShockWave.”

“The participants don’t even know what it is,” McMenamin told AFP. “None of them know what’s going to transpire.”