An analysis of the Stuxnet worm shows it to be a combination of sophisticated and flawed work, most likely the product of a partnership between several entities with varying levels of expertise and ...

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Researchers at Symantec have uncovered a version of the Stuxnet computer virus that was used to attack Iran's nuclear program in November 2007, two years earlier than previously thought. Planning for ...

FireEye described the virus, which it dubbed IRONGATE, as “an [industrial control system]-focused malware crafted to manipulate a specific industrial process running within a simulated Siemens control ...

There are some important strategic changes occurring in the national security landscape. A new kind of cyber attack has been noted, one that involves use of malicious code to attack infrastructure.

Last week, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) held a Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection hearing to examine the evolution of threats to ...

A report from the Netherlands claims that a Dutch man played a key role in the notorious Stuxnet worm attack against an Iranian nuclear facility, which then accidentally escaped into the wider world.

Researchers from security firm Symantec have found and analyzed a version of the Stuxnet cybersabotage malware that predates previously discovered versions by at least two years and used a different ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kate O’Flaherty is a cybersecurity and privacy journalist. This article is more than 5 years old. Iran is claiming a fire and ...