Chemical industry helps during Cyber Storm II | 03.24.2008 | 06:36:02 | Views: 6179 | ID: March 24 '08: In a press release the American Chemistry Council's Chemical Information Technology Center (ChemITC) said it had "facilitated the participation of 10 chemical companies" during the Cyber Storm II cyber security response drill. According to officials, the industry IT group helped to coordinate existing response and recovery plans as well as technology resiliency communications processes. Chris Bryant, the managing director of the chemistry council's Chemical Products and Technology Division said the industry had been working for several years in partnership with DHS to develop a strong relationship. "Cyber Storm II allowed participating companies to examine how well they engage their corporate processes and resources, as well as resources available at the sector level, across other critical infrastructure sectors and with government agencies during a simulated, large-scale coordinated cyber attack." On its fact sheet, federal officials said that Cyber Storm II, which followed the Cyber Storm I exercise in 2006 will examine the capabilities of the participating organizations; coordinate response from the various agencies; help to "validate" information-sharing relationships; and evaluate and "examine" the means by which information is transfered, shared and securitized during the exercise. Participants of the exercise include the nations of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States along with State and local governments in the US. Private sector partners will include members of the IT, chemical, and transportation industries along with several information and analysis groups. National Blueprint Tags: Legal & Intergovernmental, Public Health & Medical, Response & Containment(Click below to download file) cyber_storm_i.pdf (Click below to download file) cyber_storm_11.pdf
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