In a previous blog entitled VMworld 2011 - Practice Makes Perfect (Security), I discussed the notion of preparing actively for attack in cyberspace through readiness measures and mock maneuvers.
This is happening at the level of nations. ENISA in Cyber Atlantic 2011, shows how large groups/blocs of nations are working on not only increasing their capabilities, but practicing in concert to see how global threats can be prevented or isolated in cyberspace.
This is at least as intensive as a NATO exercise. Languages, cultures, varying capabilities, synchronization of Command & Control capabilities as well as reporting and management at national levels.
APTs (Advanced Persistent Threats) will be the target in this exercise......
Read entire blog at Cloud Security Maneuvers - Governments taking Proactive Role
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A senior consultant in the IT industry for over two decades. Having worked in fields as diverse as large scale infrastructure architecture & design to IT Strategy formulation provides me with a deep insight into the evolving role of IT and its relationship to the business.
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Currently at the EMC Consulting Cloud & Virtual Datacenter practice, focusing on transforming organisational IT by bringing the Cloud business value proposition to bear upon the challenges of IT being a business partner and enabler.