Critical Security Concerns Facing The Energy Utility Industry
Stuxnet is an infamous example — perhaps the granddaddy of critical infrastructure attacks — and is often seen as a primer for those to come. Stuxnet was a computer worm that infected the centrifuges within an Iranian nuclear plant. At the time, control units were not connected to any external system like the internet. Once installed, the worm wreaked havoc, destroyed the centrifuges and shut down operations. Stuxnet attacked a contained system, allegedly using a USB middleman to implant the malware....