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428Mach1
at July 20,2015
I get the feeling (as a former programmer) that Stuxnet was a collaborative effort involving a diverse team; Windows programming gurus, Seimens PLC operating system and nuclear scientists. I would speculate that the "sponsor" had access to resources that your "average" hacker would not. I also speculate that there are more viruses/trojans like Stuxnet that we DON`T hear about. Interesting presentation, too.
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TimWalsh
at July 21,2015
This was a great explanation of Stuxnet for people who are not necessarily tech whizzes; but it also covered a lot. I really like learning about Stuxnet because it exists at the Nexus of cybersecurity and international affairs/national security. Issues like this are complex because you need technical knowledge to understand the virus; but also the foreign policy experience to understand the politics at play that motivated Stuxnet.
I think videos like this one would be great to show to policy-makers to bridge the gap between the technical and non-technical.
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randerson0
at July 21,2015
Stuxnet won't be the last trojan horse/worm of its kind. It will be a blueprint for future malware. It's scary to think that someone could go after software not as obscure as Siemen's Step 7.
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kkrishna
at July 22,2015
Truly astonishing. It really makes you wonder how vulnerable infrastructure is to a cyber attack. This type of attack is very alarming in the sense that most of our infrastructure would be unprepared for something like this and it could cause serious problems.
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jhilldog77
at September 17,2015
Amazing and terrifying at the same time. The sophistication of the attack makes you wonder who did it...and in only a 500kb file. The US in particular needs more government funding/programs for training and hiring cyber police to ensure this does not happen to our critical defense and infrastructure computer information systems.
