Now that you’ve all read “The D Stands for ‘Derp’: The DPRK and Cybersecurity” it’s time to take the issue even further!!!
Let’s talk about computer worms, are they dangerous? Do they live in your computer soil and come out with computer rain?
Jokes aside, computer worms are malicious standalone codes of malware (hey, I know that word!) that go into your computer and wreck all kinds of havoc. A typical way that worms work is that they overwhelm your system from the inside so that an outside attacker can have an easier time attacking a target computer. Unlike viruses, they don’t have to attach themselves to an existing program, so you can download one inadvertently and have it wreck your system. Almost like parasites….which is why I guess they call them worms….
Anywho, sometime by next Tuesday (California Time) I’ll be writing up an in-depth analysis of real world nuclear plants and operations that have been affected by worms! (Expect an article both here and on Strategic Swag!)
Until then, below are some updates on some of the current shenanigans that are going on in the cyber world of nuclear power plants in Korea.
Turns out non-critical operations of the nuclear plant have been under constant cyber-attack in their headquarters. What does this all mean and why is it a danger? Stay Tuned for next week’s story: “Sucks to Stux: Stuxnet, Computer Worms, and Nuclear Plants”!!!
Until then, for your reading pleasure:
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/28/cyber-attacks-south-korean-nuclear-power-operator
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/26/us-southkorea-cybersecurity-khnp-idUSKBN0K40E020141226
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/24/us-northkorea-cybersecurity-nuclear-idUSKBN0K20DT20141224
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