Stuxnet can affect industrial assets including power stations (Image: Sipa Press/Rex Features)
Forecasts of cyberwar have been dismissed as hype, but the worm running rampant through Iran’s nuclear facilities suggest otherwise, says Paul Marks
IS CYBERWARFARE (a) one of the biggest threats of the 21st century or (b) an elaborate hoax designed to extract money from gullible governments? Stuxnet, the computer worm running rampant in Iran’s nuclear facilities, tells us the answer. An of the worm by computer security company Symantec makes it abundantly clear that a few lines of malicious computer code can trip electricity grids, burn…
