Melissa

The data and information that Stuxnet was trying to explot were the centrifuges that spin nuclear matireal at iran's enrichment facilities.
 * 1) ** __Basic question:__ Identify what data/ information was Stuxnet trying to exploit. **
 * 1) ======** Explain what made Stuxnet so successful? Explain using examples **======

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Because it was 20x mroe complex then any other previous virus code. and one of the camibilities was it could create problems but tell the system operates that everything was normal. For example, the Stuxnet virus could swtich off oil pipelines and the system would say everything was running as normal. Another reason why it was so successful is the code contained a real security clearance stolen from Realtch and exploited gaps that the system creators weren't even aware of called zero days. ====== Stuxnet could be used to destroy oil pipelines and crash power grids. It could exploit security in any system throughout the world that even system creators were unaware of. It could be used to exploit data and information of power plants(turning up pressure in nuclear reactors and switching off oil pipelines), traffic control systems and factories.This means that these organisations information and data is vulnerable, exploiting the security/nationsecutrity of organmisations or even nations. Zero days are a new form of worm that spreads so rapidly that security professionals, anti-virus software and network filtering systems are unable to respond rapdily enough to stop the worm making it useful to hackersin breaching security. ** By Kaila and Mel ** ** Mel's **** Homework: ** Explain how the Australian Tax Office uses the new storage and retrieval technique of data matching to catch people trying to cheat on their tax returns.
 * 1) ======** Describe what else could Stuxnet be used to exploit? Who else’s information/data is vulnerable? **======
 * 1) ** __Extension Question:__ Research what zero days are. Why are zero days so useful to hackers in breaching security? **

Data matching is a technique which allows for organisations to collect information from a number of different sources to be brought together, compiled and and applied to public policies. This technique is used by the Australian Tax Office to attempt to catch those cheating on their tax returns. They are able to use this technique as they can obtain information from centrelink, the department of Veteran's affairs and various financial institutions. They then use this data they have collected to determine weather or not certain individuals are able to lodge for an income tax return. This catches those people attempting to cheat on their tax returns as the Tax Office can match enough informationt o determine weather or not a person is elligable for a tax return.

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