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To: Jewbacca

Any techies out there actually believe this? I don’t for a second. Even with the worst possible computer virus total recovery could be done in 36 hours. Worst case scenario, you remove all network connectivity and format all computers. What functionality does networking my computers do to allow or disallow the operation of my nuclear faciltiy. Even if my equipment was designed to operate on an internal LAN, I certainly don’t need it to be connected to any outside network. Perhaps a virus took them out of operation momentarily, but its just not magick.


13 posted on 01/17/2011 8:59:09 AM PST by douginthearmy
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To: douginthearmy

I think you need to read up on how stuxnet works before you post.


14 posted on 01/17/2011 9:00:52 AM PST by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem.)
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To: douginthearmy
Stuxnet caused Iran’s centrifuges to spin wildly out of control while simultaneously making it appear that nothing was wrong. The worm was possibly tested at Israel’s Dimona complex, the birthplace of Israel’s never-acknowledged nuclear deterrent, before going on to destroy approximately a fifth of Iran’s nuclear centrifuges. “The attackers took great care to make sure that only their designated targets were hit,” German computer security expert Ralph Langner told the Times. “It was a marksman’s job.”

Stuxnet destroyed the centrifuges. Can't 'unring' that bell by 'taking equipment of the LAN'. Calling all techies. An educational opportunity awaits.

18 posted on 01/17/2011 9:29:52 AM PST by Servant of the Cross (I'm with Jim DeMint ... on the fringe!)
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