You are not likely to have this sophisticated of an attack on your home…ever, but this video does help drive home how real and serious computer security is to us all. This video is based on a true story of a virus named Stuxnet that was discovered in July 2010. Many security professionals believe that this virus was tailor built to target the Iranian nuclear enrichment process.
Stuxnet: Anatomy of a Computer Virus from Patrick Clair on Vimeo.
The highest ranking Cyber Security Officer in the US Department of Homeland Security (Phillip Reitinger) had this to say back in March 2011:
The truth about the Internet right now is that offense wins. If somebody wants to break into your computer and they have the time and resources to apply, they will be able to get in. If you want to defend your computer completely, you better not connect it to the Internet, not use it, and not even power it on.
– Hat tip to my friend Brad Shannon who led me to this video.
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