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O'murchu: Cutoff dates, we don't normally see that
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Cutoff dates, wedon't normally see that in other threats, and you have to think, "well,...

O'murchu: Cutoff dates, we
don't normally see that in other threats, and you have to think, "well, why is there a
cutoff date in there?" And when you realize that,
well, Stuxnet was probably written by government
and that there are laws regarding how you can use
this sort of software, that there may have been a legal
team who said, "no, you..." You need to have a cutoff date in there, and you can only do this and
you can only go that far and we need to check if
this is legal or not

Full Transcript

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O'murchu: Cutoff dates, we don't normally see that
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in other threats, and you have to think,
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"well, why is there a cutoff date in there?"
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And when you realize that, well, Stuxnet was probably
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written by government and that there are laws
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regarding how you can use this sort of software,
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that there may have been a legal team who said, "no, you..."
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You need to have a cutoff date in there,
00:00:20.047 --> 00:00:22.589
and you can only do this and you can only go that far
00:00:22.062 --> 00:00:24.419
and we need to check if this is legal or not.
Duration
25 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
01:03:15
Uploaded
Nov 01, 2025
Genres
documentary
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A documentary focused on Stuxnet, a piece of self-replicating computer malware that the U.S. and Israel unleashed to destroy a key part of an Iranian nuclear facility, and which ultimately spread beyond its intended target.
That date is a few days before Obama's inauguration. - Zero Days 00:05
That date is a few days before Obama's inauguration.
So the theory was that this was an operation - Zero Days 00:12
So the theory was that this was an operation
Sanger: Olympic games was reauthorized by president Obama - Zero Days 00:07
Sanger: Olympic games was reauthorized by president Obama
It was fascinating because it was the first year of - Zero Days 00:09
It was fascinating because it was the first year of
Obama: We count on computer networks - Zero Days 00:06
Obama: We count on computer networks
We rely on them for public transportation - Zero Days 00:07
We rely on them for public transportation
But just as we failed in the past - Zero Days 00:13
But just as we failed in the past
Sanger: He was running east room events - Zero Days 00:11
Sanger: He was running east room events
But when you asked questions about the use of - Zero Days 00:09
But when you asked questions about the use of
White house wouldn't help, Pentagon wouldn't help, - Zero Days 00:05
White house wouldn't help, Pentagon wouldn't help,
But when you dug into the budget - Zero Days 00:12
But when you dug into the budget
You see phrases like "title 10 CNO." - Zero Days 00:15
You see phrases like "title 10 CNO."
This is considerable evidence - Zero Days 00:14
This is considerable evidence
In the past, the vast majority of threats that we saw - Zero Days 00:07
In the past, the vast majority of threats that we saw
They would infect your machines, - Zero Days 00:07
They would infect your machines,
The threats would actually contact the operator - Zero Days 00:05
The threats would actually contact the operator
And the operator would send down commands - Zero Days 00:11
And the operator would send down commands
But Stuxnet couldn't have a command-and-control channel - Zero Days 00:11
But Stuxnet couldn't have a command-and-control channel
The Natanz network is completely air gapped - Zero Days 00:05
The Natanz network is completely air gapped
Ls one of the more difficult challenges - Zero Days 00:09
Ls one of the more difficult challenges