Stuxnet Video: Mitigation strategy outlined

Part II of a video series on the Stuxnet worm one strategy that can help mitigate attacks like Stuxnet from infiltrating your system.

By Gregory Hale January 2, 2011

Security experts remain locked into researching the Stuxnet worm. They learned how it can infiltrate a system, but now experts are learning more about mitigation strategies that can keep the nasty worm out.

Joel Langill, a security consultant and host of a website at SCADAhacker.com devoted to control system security shows in Part II of a video series on the Stuxnet worm one strategy that can help mitigate attacks like Stuxnet from infiltrating your system.

This demo focuses on the Software Restriction Policy (SRP) within the Windows operating environment.

“Introduced in 2000 as part of Windows XP, SRP helps protect systems from unknown and possibly dangerous code,” Langill said.

Stuxnet Video: Mitigation Strategy Outlined


Author Bio: Gregory Hale is the editor and founder of Industrial Safety and Security Source (ISSSource.com), a news and information website covering safety and security issues in the manufacturing automation sector.