On 11/5, Computerworld’s Robert L. Mitchell wrote a very comprehensive article on the issues behind destructive malware, critical infrastructure owner’s lacking response, and information-sharing. The article doesn’t cover anything new, but does offer a great overview.
Via Computerworld’s Mari Keefe, a timeline of significant cyberattacks on critical infrastructure, 1982-present.
Finally, Computerworld’s Martyn Williams on how DHS is suggesting that “[g]roups of companies in the same industry could mitigate the effects of cyberattacks by pooling infrastructure resources and working together on security issues.”
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While we’re talking cyberattacks and the private sector, Nicole Blake Johnson reported for Federal Times on a WashPo sponsored mock cyber exercise. The exercise simulated a cyberattack on an oil company. Interestingly, the person playing the oil company CEO was hesitant about sharing information with the government before “understand[ing] the regulatory impact and legal liabilities. . ..”
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