17.06.2011                      15.Siwan, 5771 

Zivilschutzübung:

Next simulated defense drill will include cyber attack on power plant

Simulation will force emergency services to confront scenario in which country's power production capacity is reduced by more than half.

Next week's national civil defense exercise, Turning Point 5, will include a simulated cyber attack on strategic infrastructure – the Orot Rabin power station in Hadera.
The simulated attack on the plant's computer system will force the National Emergency Authority, Home Front Command and the Israel Electric Corp. to confront a scenario in which the country's power production capacity suddenly drops by 40 percent….