Obama to Simulate Cyber Attack on New York Power to Lobby Senate

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http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-07/at-t-joins-comcast-favoring-incentives-over-cybersecurity-rules.html

By Eric Engleman and Chris Strohm
Bloomberg
March 7, 2012

The Obama administration will simulate a cyber attack crippling New York 
City’s electric supply during a summer heat wave to drum up support for 
cybersecurity legislation.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation, National Security Agency and 
Justice Department are among agencies in Washington involved today in a 
Senate briefing on the New York scenario, said Vincent Morris, a 
spokesman for Senator Jay Rockefeller, a West Virginia Democrat. 
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and John Brennan, the White 
House counterterrorism adviser, are taking part.

Internet-service providers including AT&T Inc. (T) and Comcast Corp. 
(CMCSA) opposed new regulations protecting computer networks from hacker 
attacks at a House hearing today. The companies said they prefer 
voluntary sharing of information about cyber threats.

The demonstration is “intended to provide all senators with an 
appreciation for new legislative authorities that would help the U.S. 
government prevent and more quickly respond to cyber attacks,” said 
Caitlin Hayden, a White House spokeswoman, in an e-mail today.

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