EU Pushes U.S.-Style Cyber-War Games For Retailers
Written by Frank HayesSeptember 23rd, 2010
It's always tough to figure out whether a government recommendation on security will actually improve the lot of retailers. "We're from the government, and we're here to help you" is a joke on both sides of the Atlantic. But now a European Union agency is proposing that EU financial organizations develop "information exchanges" to swap security information—and run cyber-war games for retailers and other financial players.
The new groups would be modeled on industry-specific security groups formed in the U.S. in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. One of those groups now puts on real-time security exercises for retailers and payment-card processors, and a handful of large retailers also have participated. But exactly how useful are those war games? It's hard to say, because the participants aren't identified. And that may be one of the biggest selling points of this type of security program.
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I have strong reservations about the 'individual' certification and posting of that information for merchants. Can you imagine the potential employee poaching that might occur? The implications when competitors can look up how many are certified with each of their competitors? 
-Christine
