week 1 discussion

  In the following engaging YouTube video, Eric Winsborrow gives a compelling TedX talk that describes the evolution of malware and provides an excellent description of the most well-known Cyber-attack on Industrial control systems-Stuxnet. Watch this video to gain an appreciation for the implications of cyber security and also a peek into what we might do to defend our industries from cyber-attacks in the future. Please address these points in your discussion submission:

• How might really critical computers be protected from infection via USB stick like what happened in operation Olympics?
• Could Iran have protected its centrifuges with devices not related to IT security?
• What critical systems do you worry about the most from the aspect of Advanced Persistent Threats and why?

Assignment source 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiUN35Ikdfw