ChatterBank1 min ago
y2k all over again
Is this like when our video recorders were going to pack up on New Years Day 2000?
http://uk.news.yahoo....mages-re-3fd0ae9.html
http://uk.news.yahoo....mages-re-3fd0ae9.html
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No, totally different..
Y2K was simply a lack of forethought by programmers and developers (probably because nobody believed at the time the systems they were writing would still be in use by the year 2000).
Stuxnet is possibly the most advanced and targeted computer virus/malware ever made and is truly frightening when the true ramifications of what it can do and what it is aimed at are realised!
I seriously hope Stuxnet was only ever written as a proof of concept and to scare people into addressing the problems it has uncovered, but I somehow doubt it!
Y2K was simply a lack of forethought by programmers and developers (probably because nobody believed at the time the systems they were writing would still be in use by the year 2000).
Stuxnet is possibly the most advanced and targeted computer virus/malware ever made and is truly frightening when the true ramifications of what it can do and what it is aimed at are realised!
I seriously hope Stuxnet was only ever written as a proof of concept and to scare people into addressing the problems it has uncovered, but I somehow doubt it!
Stuxnet is the first use of Cyber Terrorism by a rogue state, namely Isreal. There are Old Testament names buried in the code, and the target is the Nuclear Plants in Iran. It is a very sophisticated programme and will have taken a group several months to write. We are not talking your normal spotty teenager geek writer, we are talking a state sponsred effort to wreak havoc on another country.
Obviously, it is highly irresponsible to release something like this into the wild, but when did Israel give a stuff about what the International community think.
http://news.cnet.com/...0_3-20017201-245.html
Obviously, it is highly irresponsible to release something like this into the wild, but when did Israel give a stuff about what the International community think.
http://news.cnet.com/...0_3-20017201-245.html
Hasn't affected siemens share price
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=SIEGn.DE&d=t
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=SIEGn.DE&d=t
Generally that's considered a bad move in the security industry - it's a matter of trust.
Like asking a bank robber to design your safes
That's not to say that it doesn't happen - just that it can be a rather risky strategy.
Anyway back to Stuxnet - the idea that thiswas too clever to have been written by ordinary hackers is a bit of a laugh - I remember being there when we were analysing the Nimda worm - every 5 minutes we seemed to find a new and clever method of infection! There are definately attackers out here smart enough to put this together without the help of a government.
The hackers of yesteryear who were pimply youths that couldn't get a girlfriend have grown up got wives and mortgages and are funding them by writing attacks for cyber criminals often with links to organised crime.
The attack could easilly have been part of an extortion attempt or something like that but it could also have been part of a state sponsored cyber attack. The prevalence of it in the Middle East combined with the nature of the target and current politics is certainly enough to raise eyebrows.
But journalist have short memories - it wouldn't be the first accusation - Russia was accused of attacking Estonia 3 years ago
http://www.guardian.c...17/topstories3.russia
But it's unlikely to affect most of us - there have been very few infections in the UK and the 2 access vulnerabilities have been patched now.
Like asking a bank robber to design your safes
That's not to say that it doesn't happen - just that it can be a rather risky strategy.
Anyway back to Stuxnet - the idea that thiswas too clever to have been written by ordinary hackers is a bit of a laugh - I remember being there when we were analysing the Nimda worm - every 5 minutes we seemed to find a new and clever method of infection! There are definately attackers out here smart enough to put this together without the help of a government.
The hackers of yesteryear who were pimply youths that couldn't get a girlfriend have grown up got wives and mortgages and are funding them by writing attacks for cyber criminals often with links to organised crime.
The attack could easilly have been part of an extortion attempt or something like that but it could also have been part of a state sponsored cyber attack. The prevalence of it in the Middle East combined with the nature of the target and current politics is certainly enough to raise eyebrows.
But journalist have short memories - it wouldn't be the first accusation - Russia was accused of attacking Estonia 3 years ago
http://www.guardian.c...17/topstories3.russia
But it's unlikely to affect most of us - there have been very few infections in the UK and the 2 access vulnerabilities have been patched now.
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