Stuxnet: Dissecting a Cyberwarfare Weapon

Last year marked a turning point in the history of cybersecurity-the arrival of the first cyber warfare weapon ever, known as Stuxnet. Not only was Stuxnet much more complex than any other piece of malware seen before, it also followed a completely new approach that´s no longer aligned with conven tional confidentiality, integrity, and availability thinking. Con trary to initial belief, Stuxnet wasn´t about industrial espionage: it didn´t steal, manipulate, or erase information. Rather, Stuxnet´s goal was to physically destroy a military target-not just meta phorically, but literally. Let´s see how this was done.