The 55 Australian organisations that took part in Australia's cyberwar games, Cyber Storm II suffered "death by a thousand cuts", according to the head of Australia's Cyber Storm II effort.
In an unknown location, a handful of Australia's best known companies and government agencies are undertaking secret tests in a mock cyberwar, as the country's infrastructure comes under attack in a simulated online war named Cyber Storm II.
Australia is preparing for cyber-terrorism attacks from "suicide hackers", who will aim to bring down critical infrastructure for a "cause" and not worry about facing 30 years in jail for their actions.
More than AU$12 million has been allocated to fight high tech crimes and expand the Australian Government Computer Emergency Readiness Team. In addition, a "cyber-exercise program" is in the works to help the country cope with "cyber-terrorism attacks".
The future of the Australian Computer Emergency Response Team (AusCERT) is uncertain after the government implemented plans to create a national computer emergency readiness team (GovCERT) to deal with cyberterrorism attacks.
This week the Australian online banking system was tested by an agent of KAOS Kevin Rudd and his $10 billion dollar fiscal package that, as Agent 86 would say, "missed it by that much" on knocking out the banking system.
Security expert Bruce Schneier says the danger from cyberterrorism is "overblown."
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The idea that attacks on computer systems could provide an alternative method of spreading terror and disruption has been a concern for governments since IT systems began to proliferate.
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