The Pentagon has its own island off New York where nobody can go that’s using to run war games for a giant cyber attack on power grid – Business Insider

The Pentagon has its own island off New York where nobody can go that’s using to run war games for a giant cyber attack on power grid  Business Insider

– Every six months, DARPA stages mock cyber attacks a highly restricted island off the coast of New York. – Specialists war game a major cyber attack of the power grid on Plum Island, which people need US government clearance to set foot on. – The exercise involves figuring out how to jumpstart a large electricity system if it gets suddenly taken offline by enemy hackers. – A DARPA official sent Business Insider photos of the site during one of the drills. – Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. Only a few have gone through the extensive background checks needed to access Plum…