Kim zetter top cybersecurity journalist kim zetter tells the story behind the virus that sabotaged irans nuclear efforts and shows how its existence has ushered in a new age of warfareone in which a digital. Stuxnet targets supervisory control and data acquisition systems and is believed to be responsible for causing substantial damage to the nuclear program of iran. Stuxnet worm used against iran was tested in israel the new. Sep 01, 2015 kim zetters countdown to zero day has three parts. The us political and military background was at times a bit too long and detailed, otherwise it would have gotten 5 stars. Equation most advanced cybercriminal gang recorded. Jun 26, 2016 leo laporte and ron richards interview eric chien and liam omurchu about discovering the stuxnet virus and alex gibneys movie zero days.
Stuxnet and the launch of the worlds first digital weapon countdown to zero day paperback common by kim zetter jan 1, 2015 unknown binding. Stuxnet and the launch of the worlds first digital weapon enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. A fascinating book about the worlds first digital weapon, the stuxnet worm, designed to sabotage irans nuclear program. Alex gibneys documentary tells the story of the malware that was designed to take out irans nuclear capability, and advocates the need for open debate about the new breed of cyber weapons.
By contrast, the 2010 variants of stuxnet used four zero day exploits as well as other methods that caused it to spread wildly out of control to more than 100,000 machines in and outside of iran. Rather than simply hijacking targeted computers or stealing information. Stuxnet and the launch of the worlds first digital weapon from. Jul 16, 2018 but countdown to zero day ranges far beyond stuxnet itself. But countdown to zero day also ranges beyond stuxnet itself, exploring the history of cyberwarfare and its future, showing us what might happen should our infrastructure be targeted by a stuxnet style attack, and ultimately, providing a portrait of a world at the edge of a new kind of war. We have 20 books on the initial candidate list but we are soliciting help.
The book contains no code, which makes the entire thing accessible to any reader. That book highlighted how iran had been building a nuclear program for several years. Operation olympic games is the us military code name that refers to the first ever act of real cyber warfare. Stuxnet and the launch of the worlds first digital weapon, written by wired senior staff writer kim zetter, tells the story behind stuxnets planning, execution and. Countdown to zero day kim zetter pdf stuxnet and the. The virus now known as stuxnet was unlike any other piece of malware built before. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading countdown to zero day. But more than just stuxnet, the book examines the intersection of. Stuxnet was the most sophisticated virus ever discovered. The looming iranian nuclear threat urging a us military attack on iran. For stuxnet, as it came to be known, was unlike any other virus or worm built before. The true story of hunt and evolution kindle edition by poroshyn, roman. The day the stuxnet died by costin raiu on june 25, 2012. Jul 22, 2011 the stuxnet malware was quite sophisticated.
Zetter simple kabbalah, a senior writer for wired magazine, details how a series of clues led a small but intrepid group of computer security specialists from around the world to discover stuxnet, the worlds first zeroday exploit, a virus without a patch. Jun 16, 2017 seven years after stuxnet first came to light, industrial systems security once again in the spotlight, reports esets robert lipovsky. The stuxnet virus opened and closed valves on iranian centrifuges and adjusted their power supply as false readings were fed to operators. Zero days film tells the true story of the stuxnet cyber. The book tells the story which you probably thought you already knew of stuxnet and the geopolitical maneuverings that brought it into existence. The book is a very detailed account of the events but it is painfully longer that it should be. She takes us inside todays flourishing zero day grey markets, in which intelligence agencies and militaries pay huge sums for the malicious code they need to carry out infiltrations and attacks. Stuxnet and the launch of the worlds first digital weapon hardcover. The 5th anniversary of the day the stuxnet worm came into public view is upon us. In the absence of either criterion, stuxnet becomes dormant inside the computer. It was designed to specifically to sabotage centrifuges in the iranian nuclear facility of natanz. In this gripping and technically accomplished book, kim zetter reveals the genesis of stuxnet.
This virus was successfully able to destroy numerous centrifuges. Stuxnet is based on gibneys cyberwarfare documentary zero days, which came out in 2016 from showtime documentary films, and is the first time that the complete story of the phenomenon was. In january 2010, inspectors with the international atomic energy agency noticed that centrifuges at a uranium enrichment plant in iran were failing and. These types of exploits are called this because they give the users zero days notice before becoming active and implementing their attack. Stuxnet targets scada systems and is believed to be responsible for causing substantial damage to irans nuclear program. It had an unheard number of zero day exploits four, to be precise, which are software. Stuxnet and the launch of the worlds first digital weapon by kim zetter is a phenomenal book documenting the use of stuxnet and other cyber weapons developed by the united states and israel. Chilling zero days investigates the stuxnet virus and finds. The virus was first detected in 2010 but was suspected to have been uploaded during the early days of the natanz nuclear. Stuxnet and the launch of the worlds first digital weapon, kim zetter has written one of the best computer security narratives. Stuxnet and the launch of the worlds first digital weapon ebook written by kim zetter. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
The laterdiscovered earlier iteration of stuxnet was a far more aggressive, stealthy, and sophisticated attack that could have ultimately caused catastrophic physical damage in irans natanz. Discovery of new zeroday exploit links developers of. But netwar might be developed into an instrument for trying, early on, to prevent a real war from arising. Many journalists have told bits and pieces of the story since the attacks became public back in 2010, but. Jul 07, 2016 chilling zero days investigates the stuxnet virus and finds a secret cyberwar. The first is the existence and mounting peril of cyber warfare. Stuxnet attacked windows systems using an unprecedented four zeroday attacks plus.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading stuxnet. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. If a worker stuck a usb thumb drive into an infected machine, stuxnet could, well. Stuxnet and the launch of the worlds first digital weapon by kim zetter. A new film gives a frightening look at how the us used cyberwarfare to destroy nukes. Stuxnet is a malicious computer worm, first uncovered in 2010, thought to have been in.
Stuxnet was a malware first discovered in 2010 on an iranian computer. Any cyber attack, no matter how sophisticated, carries nonzero. Enterprise private selfhosted questions and answers for your enterprise. The flat narration makes it even more boring, but tbh i dont know how much livelier it could be given the content. This book is recommended for anyone, beginner to advanced, interested in the protection of industrial control systems, cyber warfare, or critical infrastructure protection. Stuxnet and the launch of the worlds first digital weapon, written by wired senior staff writer kim zetter, tells the story behind stuxnets planning, execution and discovery. In january 2010, inspectors with the international atomic en. Countdown to zero day and millions of other books are available for instant. Richard clarke on who was behind the stuxnet attack smithsonian. While most of the stuxnet infecons took place in iran, some infecons did happen in other countries, including the u.
Jan 16, 2011 operations at israels dimona complex are among the strongest clues that the stuxnet computer worm was an americanisraeli project to sabotage the iranian nuclear program. Security experts say the equation group surpasses every other threat actor known in complexity and sophistication. The stuxnet story is just amazing for a number of reasons. Stuxnet could spread stealthily between computers running windowseven those not connected to the internet. It makes use of an unprecedented four 0day vulnerabilities attacks that make use of a security. That book highlighted how iran had been building a nuclear program for several. Here, zetter shows us how digital warfare developed in the us. You will still be able to browse books and add them to your shopping cart, but you will not be able to complete an order beginning at 5pm mdt on saturdays, and until 10am on tuesdays. But countdown to zero day also ranges beyond stuxnet itself, exploring the history of cyberwarfare and its future, showing us what might happen should our infrastructure be targeted by a stuxnetstyle attack, and ultimately, providing a portrait of a world at the edge of a new kind of war. Documentary explores the cyberwar secrets of stuxnet. Stuxnet and the launch of the worlds first digital weapon. Stuxnet and the launch of the worlds first digital.
Oct 18, 20 unproven speculations the stuxnet worm is a multipurpose worm and there are a range of versions with different functionality in the wild these use the same vulnerabilities to infect systems but they behave in different ways stuxnet scada attack, 20 slide 16 17. Countdown to zero day stuxnet and the launch of the worlds first digital weapon. Countdown to zero day, a new book by wired journalist kim zetter, is a whodunnit for the internet age. Stuxnet and the launch of the worlds first digital weapon from the worlds largest community of readers. She takes us inside today s flourishing zero day grey markets, in which intelligence agencies and militaries pay huge sums for. At the same time, the film is an often intimidating slog through jargon and computer code. Stuxnet and the launch of the worlds first digital weapon english. Oct 06, 2010 stuxnet was first discovered in late june, although theres speculation that it was released a year earlier. In this excerpt from the book, which will be released november 11, stuxnet has already been at work silently sabotaging centrifuges at the. Rather than simply hijacking targeted computers or stealing information from.
As zero days shows, this form of cryptic aggression is already highly developed, in the possession of numerous governments as well as nonstate actors, and currently employed in various surreptitious ways around the world. Yossi melman, who covers intelligence for israeli newspaper haaretz and wrote a book about israeli intelligence, also suspected that israel was. Jul 04, 2016 documentary explores the cyberwar secrets of stuxnet alex gibneys new documentary, zero days, looks at the stuxnet worm a cyber weapon developed by the u. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Find out why jack wallen highly recommends the film. For an author so well informed scientifically, perhaps the book s most unusual feature is the fact that wright does not flinch from closing with a chatty, informal yet incisive argument about cosmic. Stuxnet and the launch of the worlds first digital weapon reprint by kim zetter isbn. An unprecedented look at stuxnet, the worlds first. Stuxnet and the launch of the worlds first digital weapon kindle edition by zetter, kim.
Countdown to zero day guide books acm digital library. Stuxnet, the computer worm which disrupted iranian nuclear enrichment in. Stuxnet was the name given to a highly complex digital malware that targeted, and physically damaged, irans clandestine nuclear program from 2007 until its cover was blown in 2010 by computer. Joining the list at the top is kim zetters countdown to zero day. Zetter discussed her book countdown to zero day, which details the discovery and unraveling of stuxnet, the worlds first cyber weapon. Stuxnet is the name of a computer virus used to attack iranian nuclear facilities. The worm then propagates across the network, scanning for siemens step7 software on computers controlling a plc. Countdown to zero day kim zetters book on stuxnet sheds light on esoteric areas like malware analysis, process automation, and cyber war. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read countdown to zero day.
Stuxnet missing link found, resolves some mysteries around. As worms go, its very complex and got more complex over time. Stuxnet s discovery by the world wide, antivirus techie community, the governmental development of the malware exploit and its progeny stuxnet, duqu, flame, etc. Zero days is a documentary by oscarwinning filmmaker alex gibney about the cyberwarfare pandoras box that was opened with the stuxnet malware. Prudent cyber warriors might take all possible steps to insure that if stuxnet did get away from them, it wouldnt wreak. Stuxnet and the launch of the worlds first digital weapon by kim zetter is available instantly and free.
Stuxnet and the launch of the world s first digital weapon book. Stuxnet and the launch of the worlds first digital weapon, written by wired senior staff writer kim zetter, tells the story behind stuxnet s planning, execution and. Very special thanks goes to kim zetter for being a guest on this episode. An unprecedented look at stuxnet, the worlds first digital. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer. The most articulate voices helping to bridge the gap between technological vocabulary and. But countdown to zero day ranges far beyond stuxnet itself. Stuxnet is the virus that attacked the centrifuges at irans uranium enrichment facilities in 2009. Nov 21, 2014 thats the story at the heart of countdown to zero day how analysts from belarus to california collaborated to piece together who created and launched the worlds first digital weapon. Kim zetter unravels the story of stuxnet, the us computer attack on irans nuclear program in countdown to zero day. Zetters work is so well researched and analyzed that she has taken one of the most unapproachable, and to many boring topics, cybersecurity, and has made itdare i. Its target was a nuclear enrichment facility in iran.
Zero day refers to a threat or attack upon a computer system during which programmers have no time to detect it or protect the system. Read countdown to zero day pdf stuxnet and the launch of the worlds first digital weapon by kim zetter broadway books top cybersecurity journalist. The stuxnet worm paul mueller and babak yadegari 1 overview of stuxnet stuxnetis a sophisticated wormdesigned to target only speci. The book is engaging to read and meticulously researched. Stuxnet and the future of zero day exploits neil jain march 21, 2017. It tells the true tale of how a complicated virus, which later came to be known as stuxnet. On the plus side, the author concludes the book with a very ethical stance. Stuxnet and the launch of the world s first digital weapon full. News about cyberattacks on iran stuxnet and flame, including commentary and archival articles published in the new york times. Stuxnet is a form of virus known as a zero day exploit.
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