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What I heard about the Stuxnet attack was different from what you are saying: The enrichment facility had an air-gapped network, and just like our air-gapped n
by anonymousiam 1y ago
What I heard about the Stuxnet attack was different from what you are saying:
The enrichment facility had an air-gapped network, and just like our air-gapped networks, they had security requirements that mandated continuous anti-virus definition updates. The AV updates were brought in on a USB thumb drive that had been infected, because it WASN'T air-gapped when the updates were loaded. Obviously their AV tools didn't detect Stuxnet, because it was a state-sponsored, targeted attack, and not in the AV definition database.
So they were a victim of their own security policies, which were very effectively exploited.
- NicolaiS 1y agoDo you have any sources that the infected USB contained AV updates? I can't find any sources saying that..
- anonymousiam 1y agoThis was years ago by word of mouth within channels. AFAIK it wasn't classified, but maybe the guy who told me goofed.