I think the most interesting part of the Stuxnet story isn’t how epic that computer virus is, it’s the method of deployment.
Iran’s nuclear facilities were what’s called “stand-alone”. No internet connection,no communication with the outside world, a Closed LAN (local area network) The only safe way to conduct such a sensitive operation.
How then?
How could we devise a way to infiltrate a closed network?
Human predictability.
Operatives dropped USB keychains with the virus hiding in them . At some point a human picked one up, and inserted it into a computer..just to see what was on it.
Curiosity. A stealthy government operation hinged on human curiosity, and it worked.
Some employee, finding a high-dollar flash drive keychain..had to know what was on it.
It’s almost as impressive as the cyber-warfare. The psych-warfare.
You can’t outhink those mother-fuckers. No Sir.
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