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Stuxnet: What Has Changed?

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  • Dorothy E. Denning

    (Department of Defense Analysis, Naval Postgraduate School, 589 Dyer Road, Monterey, CA 93943, USA)

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This paper considers the impact of Stuxnet on cyber-attacks and cyber-defense. It first reviews trends in cyber-weapons and how Stuxnet fits into these trends. Because Stuxnet targeted an industrial control system in order to wreak physical damage, the focus is on weapons that target systems of that type and produce physical effects. The paper then examines the impact of Stuxnet on various domains of action where cyber-attacks play a role, including state-level conflict, terrorism, activism, crime, and pranks. For each domain, it considers the potential for new types of cyber-attacks, especially attacks against industrial control systems, and whether such attacks would be consistent with other trends in the domain. Finally, the paper considers the impact of Stuxnet on cyber-defense.

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  • Dorothy E. Denning, 2012. "Stuxnet: What Has Changed?," Future Internet, MDPI, vol. 4(3), pages 1-16, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jftint:v:4:y:2012:i:3:p:672-687:d:18892
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    1. Jianguo Ding & Attia Qammar & Zhimin Zhang & Ahmad Karim & Huansheng Ning, 2022. "Cyber Threats to Smart Grids: Review, Taxonomy, Potential Solutions, and Future Directions," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(18), pages 1-37, September.
    2. Jaradat, Ra’ed M. & Keating, Charles B., 2014. "Fragility of oil as a critical infrastructure problem," International Journal of Critical Infrastructure Protection, Elsevier, vol. 7(2), pages 86-99.
    3. Miller, Thomas & Staves, Alexander & Maesschalck, Sam & Sturdee, Miriam & Green, Benjamin, 2021. "Looking back to look forward: Lessons learnt from cyber-attacks on Industrial Control Systems," International Journal of Critical Infrastructure Protection, Elsevier, vol. 35(C).
    4. Yujin J. Jung, 2024. "Cyber Shadows over Nuclear Peace: Understanding and Mitigating Digital Threats to Global Security," Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs, , vol. 11(2), pages 233-253, June.

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