Cyber ShockWave
Cyber ShockWave was a wargame conducted by the Washington, D.C. think tank Bipartisan Policy Center on February 16, 2010[1] in which former administration officials[2] role played a cabinet level response to a cyber warfare scenario.[3] Portions of the 12-hour exercise were later broadcast on CNN (not to be confused with the simulated media network "GNN" of the piece).[4]
Participants and Roles
The list of attendees included:[5]
- Michael Chertoff, former Secretary of Homeland Security, as National Security Advisor
- Fran Townsend, former White House Homeland Security Advisor, as Secretary of Homeland Security
- J. Bennett Johnston, former Senator (D-LA), as Secretary of Energy
- John Negroponte, former United States Deputy Secretary of State, as Secretary of State
- Jamie Gorelick, former Deputy Attorney General, as Attorney General
- Joe Lockhart, former White House Press Secretary, as Counselor to the President
- John E. McLaughlin, former Acting Director of Central Intelligence, as Director of National Intelligence
- Stephen Friedman, former Director of the National Economic Council, as Secretary of Treasury
- Stewart Baker, National Security Agency General Counsel, as Cyber Coordinator
- Charles Wald, former Deputy Commander of U.S. European Command, as Secretary of Defense
References
- ^ "Cyber ShockWave". Bipartisan Policy Center. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
- ^ Ali, Sarmad (February 16, 2010), "Washington Group Tests Security in 'Cyber ShockWave'", Digits (Washington Post), retrieved 2010-02-24
- ^ Ragan, Steve (February 16, 2010), "Report: The Cyber ShockWave event and its aftermath", The Tech Herald, retrieved 2010-02-24
- ^ Stevens, Tim (February 11, 2010), "Coming to a Networked Device Near You: Cyberwar!", Department of War Studies (King's College London), retrieved 2010-02-24
- ^ "Cyber ShockWave Participants". Bipartisan Policy Center. Retrieved 2010-02-24.