Side Effects of APT Attacks - Stuxnet and Flame - Trend Micro - Tributes flow in for ‘Stormin’ Norman Berryman

Side Effects of APT Attacks - Stuxnet and Flame - Trend Micro




Today's espionage is not
conducted by James Bond
like agent wearing fancy tuxedo anymore.
They are conducted behind a computer screen.
[xx] controlling its code remotely.
All the code is written in
a way that it spreading
and damages its target.
[xx] Stuxnet.
For long it was rumored that
Stuxnet was with my government,
now this is confirmed.
And it is also confirmed since Stuxnet
went out of control and not
only was contained was in
a uranium facility in Iran
but was spreading widely We saw
the [xx] spreading thanks to
our smart protect network and
it was scary to see
how many semantic WinCC scatter
control systems have been affected
especially in India.
The supervisory control and
data acquisition systems are there
to control critical infrastructures.
How big was the collateral
damage of Stuxnet due to this?
Difficult to figure this out
and I wonder what the legal implications
are if a government, by accident,
shuts down an infrastructure of another government.
Okay, I'm not a
lawyer but a security
expert and I wonder
why Stuxnet had such
an aggressive distribution mechanism.
Why was it written in
a way that it replicates
beyond its target?
If it would just have
been contained, a contained
targeted attack, we would
not be aware of Stuxnet
and the digital underground would not
have been able to create an attack tool kit.
Tolcool [sp] which is available
for purchase in the digital underground.
What about Flame?
Is this another APT who went out of control?
The lesson for me is that
it is difficult to control my
work since there will be
unwanted side effects and sets
the [xx] behind should ask
themselves if they really
want to start a cyber attack,
a cyber war because
if this really gets out of control
it could attack their own infrastructure.
reminds me of the Terminator movies, or the of the movie Wargames.
[xx] bad, unethical
and a crime in most legislations.
Let's all please remember this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AowFr9pOLcs


Tributes flow in for ‘Stormin’ Norman Berryman




It was only just recently
the passing away of All Blacks great
Jerry Collins was mourned.
Today, Northland rugby legend
Norman Berryman has passed away
at the age of 42,
in Perth, Australia.
It is believed he died
of a heart attack.
The one test All Black played
107 games
for his beloved
Northland Taniwha side.
He also played for the Blues,
the Highlanders and the Chiefs.
He played several games
for the Maori All Blacks.
Raniera Harrison remembers one
of his childhood heroes.
A great kauri has fallen -
his flair and skill lost forever
from these playing fields.
Remembering one of the greatest
rugby players
to ever play for Northland -
Norman Rangi Berryman
sadly passed away at his home
in Perth, Australia.
Heart attack is being cited
as the cause.
One of his closest confidants
is still searching for answers
for this sudden death.
He was a revered cult figure
in Northland rugby,
with a cheekiness
that bought happiness to everyone,
the reason why he played
the 107 games in Northland.
Berryman played his single test
for the All Blacks in 1998
against the Springboks.
He also ran out for the Chiefs,
Blues, and ultimately
the Crusaders from 1998-2000.
Tributes to Norm came in from the
rugby community who are in shock.
Even new Blues head coach
Tana Umaga, paid his respects.
Although he was a hard man,
revered on-field,
he was very much the family man.
He is survived by his wife,
and six children.
A taniwha in his own right - now
with the pantheons of the greats.
Raniera Harrison, Te Karere.
What an awesome man
to watch playing rugby.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJknHC2CE-s