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In June 2010, Stuxnet, a complex and highly sophisticated computer
worm was discovered by Kaspersky Lab. Stuxnet targeted Siemens
industrial Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)
systems. It was reported that the worm appeared to target Iran’s
uranium enrichment infrastructure. Most computer worms and
viruses tend to target consumer systems such as desktop computers
and laptop computers.
You can learn more about Stuxnet
athttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scNkLWV7jSw.
Write a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you:
1. Analyze the level of security requirements between industrial
systems and consumer devices such as desktop computers. Address
if they should be the same or different.
2. Analyze the anatomy of Stuxnet and how it was able to damage
Iran’s SCADA systems.
3. Evaluate the lessons that were learned from Stuxnet about the
vulnerability of Iran’s SCADA systems. Suggest how the attacks
could have been prevented.
4. Provide five (5) guidelines that should be used to reduce a
network’s attack surface for industrial control systems.