Author: Christine Farr


Case Study: Viruses
Due Week 9 and worth 100 points
The country of Iran is expending tremendous resources on developing a nuclear energy program that is believed by the Western countries to be weapons-oriented. Recently, a virus named the Stuxnet has been in the news because it was introduced into the Iranian computers controlling their nuclear program and wreaked havoc on their centrifuges. Unfortunately, this virus has now escaped and is available to malicious attackers so that it could potentially be used against our own infrastructure.
Watch the video from “60 Minutes” titled, “Stuxnet: Computer worm opens new era of warfare”, located athttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WmaZYJwJng, concerning the Stuxnet virus.
Read the article titled, “News briefs: Flame, Stuxnet, breach at LinkedIn and other security news”, located athttp://www.scmagazine.com/news-briefs-flame-stuxnet-breach-at-linkedin-and-other-security-news/article/245502/, concerning the Flame virus and Stuxnet.
Describe the virus and how it propagated itself onto servers over the Web based on the actual information provided. Assess the Web-based risks that led to the attack.
Create a graphic rendering of how the virus was able to replicate onto remote servers using Visio or an equivalent such as Dia. Note: The graphically depicted solution is not included in the required page length.
Describe some of the common vulnerabilities to utility companies with a virus such as Stuxnet.
Discuss some secure coding efforts and practices under way to mitigate the vulnerabilities exposed by this particular episode.

Use at least four (4) quality resources in this assignment.Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
Compare and contrast Web-based risks.
Describe the attributes and qualities of secure coding practices.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in securing Web-based applications.
Write clearly and concisely about Web application security topics using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.

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