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 | Stuxnet targets industrial control systems - the type that control pressure and temperature in nuclear power plants, or manage the processes in water treatment facilities. Obviously a worm that can intercept and tamper with the data used by these control systems is very serious indeed. Given that, it's not surprising there's been no shortage of conjecture and speculation. This week, we try to clear some of that up and get to the truth of what Stuxnet is - and isn't - doing. | |
What is Stuxnet?
A brief overview of what the Stuxnet worm is programmed to do.
| How Does Stuxnet Spread?
Stuxnet targets devices that are typically not network or Internet connected. So how does Stuxnet get to these devices?
| Is Stuxnet Really Targeting Iran?
There has been no shortage of claims that Iran was the intended target of the Stuxnet worm. But the reality is, these claims are completely unfounded. Here are a few of the true facts behind Stuxnet.
| Debunking the Bunk of Stuxnet
Since the Stuxnet discovery, security researchers and laypersons across the globe have been busy reverse engineering and analyzing clues in the worm's code. Unfortunately, much of their conclusions were based not an actual analysis, but purely by conjecture.
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