[Fed-Talk] Stuxnet article in NY Times
[Fed-Talk] Stuxnet article in NY Times
- Subject: [Fed-Talk] Stuxnet article in NY Times
- From: Todd Heberlein <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2012 14:51:39 -0700
A lengthy article about stuxnet, justifications for the operations that it was part of, and the implications.
Obama Order Sped Up Wave of Cyberattacks Against Iran
My favorite quote: “It turns out there is always an idiot around who doesn’t think much about the thumb drive in their hand.”
It is also part of the premise of my presentation I gave at the UC Davis Security Lab seminar this year. Podcast version is here Espionage in the 21st Century http://www.netsq.com/Podcasts/Data/2011/AirGap/Todd
PS. Treat all USB thumb drives you find as you would dirty hypodermic needles you find at a hospital or on the street.
PPS. I had just started working in network security/monitoring in 1988 when Robert T Morris's Internet worm accidentally escaped too. That was an exciting day.
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