Earlier this week, Cyber ShockWave, a simulated cyberattack on America, once again showed that the U.S.’s cybersecurity is not up to the task of protecting the country’s infrastructure. Under the hypothetical scenario cooked up by Cyber ShockWave’s planners, the attack was launched through smartphones, which are becoming increasingly plausible as a potential threat. Cyber ShockWave simulated a devastating cyberattack on the U.S. Thursday that shut down telecom networks, electrical grids and gas lines — all within the participants’ imaginations, of course.
