Cracking Stuxnet
Ralph Langner helped discover the intended target of Stuxnet, a computer virus directed specifically at shutting down Iran’s nuclear program. Because of its sophistication, he speculates Israel and the United States collaborated on the attack.
Read Vanity Fair’s A Declaration of Cyber-War if you’re not familiar with Stuxnet and want to learn more without getting a computer science degree. It’s a fascinating story.
Langner’s TED Talk shares how they cracked the code:
