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Stuxnet-Like Viruses Remain a Top U.S. Security Risk
Efforts to protect pipelines and other critical systems have been halting despite broad agreement that they're vulnerable to viruses like Stuxnet — the mysterious worm that caused havoc to Iran's nuclear program two years ago. read more
Remember Stuxnet? Why the U.S. is Still Vulnerable
Efforts to protect pipelines and other critical systems have been halting despite broad agreement that they're vulnerable to viruses like Stuxnet — the mysterious worm that caused havoc to Iran's nuclear program two years ago. read more
Stuxnet ≠ cyberwar, says US Army Cyber Command officer
“Stuxnet was not a cyber 'attack', Estonia was not a cyber 'attack', that pipeline that some people say 'yeah, that was malicious code' wasn'ta cyber 'attack',” he said. “Stuxnet was a big campaign,” he says, by virtue of its use of a combination of ... read more
America's Stuxnet? Weakness found in systems used by Pentagon, power grid.
For example, Stuxnet, the world's first publicly identified cyber super weapon, in 2009 wreaked havoc on Iran's nuclear centrifuge refining system by exploiting a password hidden inside a Siemen's operating system. "It is a very serious threat," says ... read more
After Stuxnet virus, Iran has been in the grip of network-paranoia
By Anshel Pfeffer, April 26, 2012 Iran's leadership has repeatedly said over the past couple of years that the destructive Stuxnet computer worm was easily vanquished and caused little damage to the centrifuges carrying out uranium enrichment. read more
Iran says it fended off cyber attack on its IT systems
The virus is likely to draw comparisons with the Stuxnet computer worm which affected Iranian nuclear facilities in 2009-10. Iranian officials have accused the United States and Israel of trying to sabotage its nuclear programme through viruses like ... read more
AusCERT 2012: Kaspersky says cyber-attacks could “take us back to the pre ...
Stuxnet told us that modern systems are not protected at all. SCADA could be very easy victims – the result of an attack could be like Stuxnet but everywhere.” He said his company's research suggests that malware costs the world economy $US100 billion ... read more
The art of cyber warfare
Stuxnet made it clear that cyber weapons can physically damage as much as traditional military attacks, making us rethink the famous quote, “The pen is mightier than the sword.” So said Kenneth Geers, NCIS cyber security subject expert. read more