September 11th 2001 terror strikes set the tone for warfare in the 21st century
the tone for warfare in the 21st century
the tone for warfare in the 21st century but the 21st century has also seen the
but the 21st century has also seen the
but the 21st century has also seen the rise of another kind of warfare warfare
rise of another kind of warfare warfare
rise of another kind of warfare warfare that lets nations and loners do battle
that lets nations and loners do battle
that lets nations and loners do battle without guns or bombs these days the
without guns or bombs these days the
without guns or bombs these days the biggest threat we face may be a rogue
biggest threat we face may be a rogue
biggest threat we face may be a rogue actor with a laptop and a desire to
actor with a laptop and a desire to
actor with a laptop and a desire to wreak havoc cyber warfare is probably
wreak havoc cyber warfare is probably
wreak havoc cyber warfare is probably the greatest challenge that we have as
the greatest challenge that we have as
the greatest challenge that we have as far as our nation’s national security is
far as our nation’s national security is
far as our nation’s national security is concerned we have an advantage over
concerned we have an advantage over
concerned we have an advantage over every other form of competition with
every other form of competition with
every other form of competition with possible allies except one and that
possible allies except one and that
possible allies except one and that cyber warfare and when you see the
cyber warfare and when you see the
cyber warfare and when you see the potential of what a successful cyber
potential of what a successful cyber
potential of what a successful cyber attack can achieve its enough to make
attack can achieve its enough to make
attack can achieve its enough to make you a deeply concerned this is going to
you a deeply concerned this is going to
you a deeply concerned this is going to be the new battlefield an unseen and
be the new battlefield an unseen and
be the new battlefield an unseen and visible battlefield where teams of
visible battlefield where teams of
visible battlefield where teams of hackers from various nations will duel
hackers from various nations will duel
hackers from various nations will duel in 2010 a computer virus named Stuxnet
in 2010 a computer virus named Stuxnet
in 2010 a computer virus named Stuxnet demolished a secret Iranian nuclear
demolished a secret Iranian nuclear
demolished a secret Iranian nuclear weapons plant hackers at Symantec
weapons plant hackers at Symantec
weapons plant hackers at Symantec Corporation unraveled its mysteries
what makes that different was it didn’t
what makes that different was it didn’t just stick to the cyber world it
just stick to the cyber world it
just stick to the cyber world it actually breached and caused sort of
actually breached and caused sort of
actually breached and caused sort of real-world kinetic damage
nothing that we had ever seen before
nothing that we had ever seen before so stuff that just begins running all
so stuff that just begins running all
so stuff that just begins running all around the world onto Windows machines
around the world onto Windows machines
around the world onto Windows machines everywhere what it was doing was it was
everywhere what it was doing was it was
everywhere what it was doing was it was also looking for something else and
also looking for something else and
also looking for something else and we’re looking for these things that are
we’re looking for these things that are
we’re looking for these things that are called PLC’s or these small computers
called PLC’s or these small computers
called PLC’s or these small computers that control things like factories like
that control things like factories like
that control things like factories like the power grid what you see here is the
the power grid what you see here is the
the power grid what you see here is the code that is put on for the PLC and this
code that is put on for the PLC and this
code that is put on for the PLC and this the normal process code was obviously
the normal process code was obviously
the normal process code was obviously turns the PLC on or off and controls it
turns the PLC on or off and controls it
turns the PLC on or off and controls it when we first got the code
when we first got the code
when we first got the code it’s literally zeros and ones you know
it’s literally zeros and ones you know
it’s literally zeros and ones you know it’s sort of unintelligible it was only
it’s sort of unintelligible it was only
it’s sort of unintelligible it was only later that we were able to determine
later that we were able to determine
later that we were able to determine that actually this code would targeted
that actually this code would targeted
that actually this code would targeted specifically Iran’s uranium enrichment
specifically Iran’s uranium enrichment
specifically Iran’s uranium enrichment plant in the town uranium enrichment
plant in the town uranium enrichment
plant in the town uranium enrichment facilities are very secure facilities
facilities are very secure facilities
facilities are very secure facilities it’s not like they’re connected to the
it’s not like they’re connected to the
it’s not like they’re connected to the internet you can’t get your code in and
internet you can’t get your code in and
internet you can’t get your code in and out of them that way so one of the ways
out of them that way so one of the ways
out of them that way so one of the ways that I was able to get into the facility
that I was able to get into the facility
that I was able to get into the facility was via USB key so it was able to infect
was via USB key so it was able to infect
was via USB key so it was able to infect USB keys and then somebody would bring
USB keys and then somebody would bring
USB keys and then somebody would bring USB key with them into the secure
USB key with them into the secure
USB key with them into the secure facility not realizing was infected plug
facility not realizing was infected plug
facility not realizing was infected plug it into a computer inside and then that
it into a computer inside and then that
it into a computer inside and then that computer inside would be infected we
computer inside would be infected we
computer inside would be infected we don’t know definitively who is behind
don’t know definitively who is behind
don’t know definitively who is behind Stuxnet but it’s very clear that’s a
Stuxnet but it’s very clear that’s a
Stuxnet but it’s very clear that’s a nation state and its nation states that
nation state and its nation states that
nation state and its nation states that had something against Iran and it’s
had something against Iran and it’s
had something against Iran and it’s likely that it isn’t a single nation
likely that it isn’t a single nation
likely that it isn’t a single nation state remember as well with cyber
state remember as well with cyber
state remember as well with cyber warfare that the sort of barrier to
warfare that the sort of barrier to
warfare that the sort of barrier to entry is quite low if a country wants to
entry is quite low if a country wants to
entry is quite low if a country wants to do something like build a nuclear
do something like build a nuclear
do something like build a nuclear missile that’s actually quite difficult
missile that’s actually quite difficult
missile that’s actually quite difficult but when you talk about something like
but when you talk about something like
but when you talk about something like cyber warfare it’s actually quite cheap
cyber warfare it’s actually quite cheap
cyber warfare it’s actually quite cheap and quite easy for a country to develop
and quite easy for a country to develop
and quite easy for a country to develop a cyber weapon and that cyber weapon can
a cyber weapon and that cyber weapon can
a cyber weapon and that cyber weapon can have equivalent effects you can have a
have equivalent effects you can have a
have equivalent effects you can have a cyber weapon potentially shut down the
cyber weapon potentially shut down the
cyber weapon potentially shut down the power grid for example on the whole East
power grid for example on the whole East
power grid for example on the whole East Coast
New York is out Wall Street is up all
New York is out Wall Street is up all your banks are out you can’t even
your banks are out you can’t even
your banks are out you can’t even withdraw money you know you can imagine
withdraw money you know you can imagine
withdraw money you know you can imagine people panning starting and people
people panning starting and people
people panning starting and people trying to get cash you can’t get cash
trying to get cash you can’t get cash
trying to get cash you can’t get cash ATMs aren’t working then things like
ATMs aren’t working then things like
ATMs aren’t working then things like your water waste containment plants
your water waste containment plants
your water waste containment plants aren’t working its no clean water it’s
aren’t working its no clean water it’s
aren’t working its no clean water it’s going to be a run on stores stores
going to be a run on stores stores
going to be a run on stores stores potentially aren’t even operating your
potentially aren’t even operating your
potentially aren’t even operating your credit card is not going to work at the
credit card is not going to work at the
credit card is not going to work at the store you’ll be absolutely mass panic if
store you’ll be absolutely mass panic if
store you’ll be absolutely mass panic if you can blind the US military if you can
you can blind the US military if you can
you can blind the US military if you can shut down our GPS and our computer
shut down our GPS and our computer
shut down our GPS and our computer networks our military is basically
networks our military is basically
networks our military is basically unable to function and it can take days
unable to function and it can take days
unable to function and it can take days or weeks to get those systems back up
or weeks to get those systems back up
or weeks to get those systems back up and running they can do tremendous
and running they can do tremendous
and running they can do tremendous damage they can defeat your armies your
damage they can defeat your armies your
damage they can defeat your armies your police your Air Force is by simply
police your Air Force is by simply
police your Air Force is by simply blinding them by taking down their cyber
blinding them by taking down their cyber
blinding them by taking down their cyber systems I think that’s a huge risk that
systems I think that’s a huge risk that
systems I think that’s a huge risk that we face
we face
we face with cyberwar I always think one of the
with cyberwar I always think one of the
with cyberwar I always think one of the most effective ways to fight against
most effective ways to fight against
most effective ways to fight against cyber is to find the computer and the
cyber is to find the computer and the
cyber is to find the computer and the operator and put a bullet through both
operator and put a bullet through both
operator and put a bullet through both of them
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