CyberCity allows government hackers to train for attacks

CyberCity allows government hackers to train for attacks

CyberCity has all the makings of a regular town. There’s a bank, a hospital and a power plant. A train station operates near a water tower. The coffee shop offers free WiFi.EXCLUSIVE | Even in the most respected of medical journals, pharmaceutical companies’ funding and other ties to studies open the door to bias.The town is a virtual place that exists only on computer networks run by a New Jersey-based security firm working under contract with the U.S. Air Force. Computers simulate communications and operations, including e-mail, heating systems, a railroad and an online social networking site, dubbed FaceSpace. Think of it as something like

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