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## Stuxnet

[](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2015/07/spotlight-on-advanced-persistent-threats-in-industrial-control-systems/)  
[Spotlight on Advanced Persistent Threats in Industrial Control Systems
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The challenge of APTs targeting Industrial Control Systems continues to evolve and escalate. It is true that a number of the ICS-specific attacks in the years immediately following Stuxnet (e.g. Duqu, Flame, Shamoon) are not so interesting as derivatives of Stuxnet or in how they utilize more general, IT-centric exploits. Howe...  
[Cybersecurity](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/cybersecurity-2/?ts=markdown)  
[SCADA \& ICS](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/scada-ics/?ts=markdown)  
[Threat Prevention](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/threat-prevention-2/?ts=markdown)  
Jul 15, 2015  
By [Del Rodillas](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/del-rodillas/?ts=markdown "Posts by Del Rodillas")

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## [Palo Alto Networks Traps Prevents Exploitation of CVE-2010-2568/CVE-2015-00...](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2015/03/palo-alto-networks-traps-prevents-exploitation-of-cve-2010-2568cve-2015-0096-stuxnet-zero-day/)

Almost half a decade has passed since the disclosure of the Stuxnet attack. However, its position as a milestone in advanced cybersecurity has not much diminished, and its implicat...  
Mar 13, 2015  
By [Palo Alto Networks](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/palo-alto-networks-staff/?ts=markdown "Posts by Palo Alto Networks")  
[](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2015/01/cybersecurity-canon-countdown-zero-day-stuxnet-launch-worlds-first-digital-weapon/)  
[Cybersecurity](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/cybersecurity-2/?ts=markdown), [Cybersecurity Canon](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/canon/?ts=markdown), [Malware](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/malware-2/?ts=markdown), [SCADA \& ICS](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/scada-ics/?ts=markdown)

## [The Cybersecurity Canon: Countdown to Zero Day: Stuxnet and the Launch of t...](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2015/01/cybersecurity-canon-countdown-zero-day-stuxnet-launch-worlds-first-digital-weapon/)

The Cybersecurity Canon is official, and you can now see our website here. We modeled it after the Baseball or Rock \& Roll Hall-of-Fame, except fo...  
Jan 28, 2015  
By [Rick Howard](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/rick/?ts=markdown "Posts by Rick Howard")  
[](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2014/11/2015-predictions-securing-industrial-control-systems/)  
[Predictions](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/predictions/?ts=markdown), [SCADA \& ICS](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/scada-ics/?ts=markdown)

## [2015 Predictions: Securing Industrial Control Systems](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2014/11/2015-predictions-securing-industrial-control-systems/)

As 2014 comes to a close, our subject matter experts check in on what they see as major topics and trends for the new year. (You can read all of our 2015 predictions content here.)  
Nov 25, 2014  
By [Del Rodillas](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/del-rodillas/?ts=markdown "Posts by Del Rodillas")  
[](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2014/11/9-core-capabilities-define-ics-security-platform/)  
[Cybersecurity](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/cybersecurity-2/?ts=markdown), [SCADA \& ICS](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/scada-ics/?ts=markdown)

## [9 Core Capabilities That Define An ICS Security Platform](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2014/11/9-core-capabilities-define-ics-security-platform/)

Securing industrial control system (ICS) networks is crucial in this age of advanced persistent threats. Stuxnet changed the game for ICS a few years ago, and in 2014 it changed again with the Havex RAT variant...  
Nov 21, 2014  
By [Del Rodillas](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/del-rodillas/?ts=markdown "Posts by Del Rodillas")  
[](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2014/04/defending-industrial-control-systems-against-cyberthreats/)  
[Events](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/events/?ts=markdown), [SCADA \& ICS](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/scada-ics/?ts=markdown)

## [Defending Industrial Control Systems Against Cyberthreats](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2014/04/defending-industrial-control-systems-against-cyberthreats/)

The attack at Natanz by the Advanced Persistent Threat (APT), Stuxnet, was a game-changer in that it exposed the soft underbelly (read: weak security posture) of many industrial control systems (ICS).  
Apr 22, 2014  
By [Del Rodillas](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/del-rodillas/?ts=markdown "Posts by Del Rodillas")  
[](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2012/06/scada-and-your-data-center/)  
[Data Center](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/data-center-2/?ts=markdown), [Firewall](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/firewall/?ts=markdown), [SCADA \& ICS](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/scada-ics/?ts=markdown)

## [SCADA and your Data Center](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2012/06/scada-and-your-data-center/)

Over the last few months, discussions on cyberweapons targeting critical infrastructure have increased. Most of the discussions have centered around attacks to Industrial Control Systems (ICS) such as SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acq...  
Jun 19, 2012  
By [Palo Alto Networks](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/palo-alto-networks-staff/?ts=markdown "Posts by Palo Alto Networks")  
[](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2010/10/stuxnet-scada-malware/)  
[Cybersecurity](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/cybersecurity-2/?ts=markdown), [Malware](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/malware-2/?ts=markdown), [SCADA \& ICS](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/scada-ics/?ts=markdown), [Threat Advisories - Advisories](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/threat-advisories-advisories/?ts=markdown), [Threat Prevention](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/threat-prevention-2/?ts=markdown)

## [Stuxnet - SCADA malware](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2010/10/stuxnet-scada-malware/)

Stuxnet is the first malware in recent history that attacked industrial control systems also known as SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) systems developed by Siemens (Siemens SIMATIC WinCC). These...  
Oct 03, 2010  
By [Anna Lough](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/anna-lough/?ts=markdown "Posts by Anna Lough")  
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