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Global Digital Forensics’ Joe Caruso on how computer viruses such as the one targeting Iran actually work.
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Good stuff -- But let's get back to that huge reported cyber attack on Iran joining -- is Joseph Caruso with global digital forensics.
This is the company that tell you coal when -- all computers get attacked.
-- -- Any idea how this new virus called the -- -- might actually operate sure.
These viruses are part of what we call in -- persistent threat.
The can attack computers that are designed by actors -- could be nation states.
They are sent out to gather information and sometimes give remote access into.
Government agencies corporations is is it is sent out via the net.
It can be.
The email then if Iran has nuclear facilities he'd taken off of the net there is no connection between those computers in that facility that's everybody else that's quite possible sure but they already get into.
Well they can also be have a timer set -- then they react to certain things are certain.
Events that occur within the network may set off any future event.
Zone internal could have gotten to those computers before they separated him from the net.
Well they could have gotten to the computers themselves with some kind of time bomb if you like that goes off at some point in the future absolutely possibility for.
That is it possible to control is kind of virus from remote from a remote destination someone it is it's -- all the time and and that remote channel is getting more more quote Covert part of the spot.
They use things like RPC over HTTP where.
They can talk to another computer using other servers and botnets so very difficult to isolate those now we've heard that this thing is ten times more powerful than stocks net.
The flame is ten times -- I don't silly old stocks -- that thanks for that.
How could you say that what what what would make it ten times will now I don't think you can say that I think that.
I think.
Technology evolves and attack -- change in method change.
My biggest issue right now is is the delivery method you know that -- surely.
The spyware is getting better but the delivery methods are -- what's the you don't know how they might have gotten into -- -- -- I don't think we know that yet.
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Who along the lead in effect -- the Chinese and I -- and the leaders in the field of beating up somebody else's computer is it the Chinese is in America is it Israel.
He's not a -- assumptions that -- well you know Chinese are certainly major players we see that I want your judgment lose the clear winner here who's been number one who's been my -- -- rest of the world.
I would -- It really and I think the Chinese have the technology they have the the desire.
And they've been playing at this game longer in the coming out or at least number to know what Israel because there's been a lot of speculation that this is Israel's behind this with Israel -- any and we know how -- let her -- how much.
Any state that has to protect themselves and defend themselves and to go to the cyber front.
It's cheaper it's faster less people died and and really good people at home and you do you can do more damage -- you can.
You know with -- within army if you will I mean you can go in and attacked the grid you can attack the -- you can attack the -- as you can do whatever.
Whatever is connected take out airplane short.
Take out trying a lot easier than you can with a -- -- Caruso and I was very interest and come back and fellas who really is number one.
Sarasota on global digital forensics we appreciate you being here thank you very much and thanks for having their efforts second.
