Lessons learned from Cyber Storm II: international cyber security exercise

A detailed report outlining Australia’s involvement in the recent international cyber security exercise, Cyber Storm II, has been released by Attorney-General Robert McClelland.

Cyber Storm II was held in March in conjunction with the US Department of Homeland Security National Cyber Security Division, the UK’s Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada and New Zealand’s Centre for Critical Infrastructure Protection.

Its key finding was that "Effective response is enhanced by routinely reviewing and testing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Incident Response Plans and/or crisis management arrangements."

Law, blogs and technology…and grapes

Australian academic Peter Black (Freedom to Differ) hosts Blawg Review #178 for One Web Day 2008.

The review features a range of law blogs discussing the economy, society, politics, technology and education.

Most interesting was the post on the shrink-wrap licence surrounding a packet of grapes! Read it here.