Zero days is rated pg parents strongly cautioned for some strong language. Down the deep dark web is a movie every technologist should. Countdown to zero day, a new book by wired journalist kim zetter, is a whodunnit for the internet age. It is also a cautionary tale of the dangers of secrecy and a clarion call for an honest discussion on cyber weapons and their. As the excerpt begins, its june 2009a year or so since stuxnet was first released, but still a. In any case, after relating the history of stuxnet, the movie dismisses it as yesterdays news. Zero days is more than just, as a source puts it, a cool spy story. The attackers behind the recent stuxnet worm attack used four different zeroday security vulnerabilities to burrow into and spread around. A fascinating new documentary film by alex gibney called zero days that premieres on friday tells the story of stuxnet, along with the frightening takeaway that, while this was the first cyber. Gibney argues that cyberattacks are the next big thing. With david sanger, emad kiyaei, eric chien, liam omurchu.
Zero days covers the phenomenon surrounding the stuxnet computer. Making a movie about a secret program that few people will publicly acknowledge. Kim zetter unravels the story of stuxnet, the us computer attack on irans nuclear program in countdown to zero day. It tells the true tale of how a complicated virus, which later came to be known as stuxnet. The attackers behind the recent stuxnet worm attack used four different zero day security vulnerabilities to burrow into and spread around. Zero days covers the phenomenon surrounding the stuxnet computer virus and the development of the malware. Jul 08, 2016 in any case, after relating the history of stuxnet, the movie dismisses it as yesterdays news. This composite of cia whistleblowers will tell you all about stuxnet, and it will stun you. At the time it was first publicly identified in june, researchers believed that stuxnet whose roots were later traced as far back as june 2009 exploited just one unpatched, or zero day. Silence in the house of god tries to get people intelligence operatives, politicians, cyber experts, and others in the know to talk openly about stuxnet, but everyones lips are officially sealed. These types of exploits are called this because they give the users zero days notice before becoming active and implementing their attack. The looming iranian nuclear threat urging a us military attack on iran. We need laws for cyberweapons his latest documentary lays bare the story of the stuxnet worm, a groundbreaking virus jointly created by the us and israel.
The title of zero days, alex gibneys chillingly astute glimpse into the shadowy world of global cyberwarfare, refers to what is known as. The film tells the story of stuxnet, selfreplicating computer malware known as a worm for its ability to burrow from computer to computer on its. Alex gibneys documentary tells the story of the malware that was designed to take out irans nuclear capability, and. Emad kiyaei, director external affairs at the american iranian council aic. Zero days, gibneys latest effort, is essentially a twohour adaptation of wikipedias stuxnet entrythough gibney, to his credit, does succeed in unearthing one juicy new bit or perhaps byte of information, which was made public in the new york times literally the day prior to the films premiere at this years berlin. Adresses obvious potential blowback of this possibly being deployed against the us by iran in retaliation. Jul 18, 2016 zero days documentary exposes a looming threat of the digital age filmmaker alex gibneys new documentary focuses on the largescale implications of computer malware.
Sep 14, 2010 stuxnet attackers used 4 windows zero day exploits. Why the disturbing stuxnet documentary is a mustsee. Stuxnet and the launch of the worlds first digital weapon, written by wired senior staff writer kim zetter, tells the story behind stuxnets planning, execution and. The stuxnet virus infiltrated its predetermined target only to spread its infection outward, ultimately exposing systemic vulnerabilities that threatened the very safety of the planet. When donald trump decides he wants a primer on cyber forensics, he could start with this movie. For the first time, the film tells the complete story of stuxnet, a piece of selfreplicating computer malware known as a worm for its ability to burrow from computer to computer on its own that the u. Live tv is available in the 50 united states and the district of columbia only. Stuxnet and the launch of the worlds first digital weapon zetter, kim on. At the same time the stuxnet virus was launched by the israeli secret services. Stuxnet targets supervisory control and data acquisition systems and is believed to be responsible for causing substantial damage to the nuclear program of iran. Zero days official movie site own it on dvd or digital hd. It altered the speed of centrifuges in the plants and shut them down. Zero days is a 2016 american documentary film directed by alex gibney.
Zero days is another cursory info dump from the insanely. Jul 07, 2016 a pixelated whistleblower in zero days. Compatible device and highspeed, broadband internet connection required. Along with the nine security bulletins released for patch tuesday, microsoft revealed that four additional zero days are used by the stuxnet worm, and two remain unpatched. Filmmaker alex gibney is known for his awardwinning documenteries on topics that range from enron to wikileaks, but now hes taken on a tough challenge. Most likely, when you dealt with the stuxnet malware, you had no. Stuxnet is a malicious computer worm, first uncovered in 2010, thought to have been in development since at least 2005. Zero days covers the phenomenon surrounding the stuxnet computer virus and the development of the malware software known as olympic games. It was selected to compete for the golden bear at the 66th berlin international film festival. They detail how even in the world of hightech hacking, stuxnet was a unicorn, a lengthy, flawlessly crafted piece of code with multiple examples of what they call.
Cyber attacks, warns gibney, are not just hacking but a. A fascinating new documentary film by alex gibney called zero days premieres this friday. Zero days is a documentary by oscarwinning filmmaker alex gibney about the. It concludes with discussion over followup cyber plan nitro zeus and the iran nuclear deal. Jan 12, 2017 and in his latest documentary, the fascinating and horrifying zero days, alex gibney the armstrong lie, mea maxima culpa. Jul 08, 2016 alex gibney on stuxnet film zero days.
At the time it was first publicly identified in june, researchers believed that stuxnet whose roots were later traced as far back as june 2009 exploited just one unpatched, or zeroday. This century is a time when digita security is a moving target. Scientology and the prison of belief, zero days tells the story of stuxnet. Jul 04, 2016 documentary explores the cyberwar secrets of stuxnet alex gibneys new documentary, zero days, looks at the stuxnet worm a cyber weapon developed by the u. Chilling zero days investigates the stuxnet virus and. But countdown to zero day also ranges beyond stuxnet itself, exploring the history of cyberwarfare and its future, showing us what might happen should our infrastructure be targeted by a stuxnet style attack, and ultimately, providing a portrait of a world at the edge of a new kind of war. Stuxnet is based on gibneys cyberwarfare documentary zero days, which came out in 2016 from showtime documentary films, and is the first time that the complete story of the phenomenon was. Zero days director alex gibney on making stuxnet a movie. Chilling zero days investigates the stuxnet virus and finds. Stuxnet is a form of virus known as a zero day exploit. The malware furthermore used a zero day exploit in the winccscada database software in the form of a hardcoded database password.
Zero days 2016 the malware worm stuxnet, famously used against iranian centrifuges, has been claimed by many to have originated as a joint effort between america and israel. A documentary focused on stuxnet, a piece of selfreplicating computer malware that the u. An unprecedented look at stuxnet, the worlds first. Oct 06, 2010 these mechanisms include both known and patched vulnerabilities, and four zero day exploits. The first is the existence and mounting peril of cyber warfare. The entirety of the stuxnet code has not yet been disclosed, but its payload targets only those scada configurations that meet criteria that it is programmed to identify. The documentary from alex gibney taxi to the dark side explores the stuxnet virus and finds secret, farreaching cyberwarfare.
These mechanisms include both known and patched vulnerabilities, and four zeroday exploits. In 2015, kaspersky lab noted that the equation group had used two of the same zeroday attacks prior to their use in stuxnet and commented that the similar type of usage of both exploits together in different computer worms, at around the same time, indicates that the equation group and the stuxnet developers are either the same or working. The new screen savers 59 stuxnet and zero days the movie. Zero days film tells the true story of the stuxnet cyber. An unprecedented look at stuxnet, the worlds first digital. From academy awardwinning filmmaker alex gibney going clear. That book highlighted how iran had been building a nuclear program for several.
Stuxnet is incredibly sophisticatedit used four separate zeroday attacks including cve20102568 to infiltrate systems and was precision built to only do damage to siemens industrial control. Delve deep into the burgeoning world of digital warfare in this. Microsoft reveals stuxnet worm exploits multiple zero days. Even though this movie is about geopolitics of the stuxnet virus, its one of a larger class of viruses that exploit an unknown vulnerability in software. Documentary detailing claims of americanisraeli jointly developed malware stuxnet being deployed not only to destroy iranian enrichment centrifuges but also threaten attacks against iranian civilian infrastructure. Stuxnet s discovery by the world wide, antivirus techie community, the governmental development of the malware exploit and its progeny stuxnet, duqu, flame, etc. Stuxnet is a highly infectious selfreplicating computer worm that disrupted iranian nuclear plants. Zero days focuses on the stuxnet computer thats believed to be the worlds first digital weapon. A documentary focused on stuxnet, a piece of selfreplicating computer malware.
These are called zero day viruses and can be targeted at specific hardwarefirmware systems. Hbo developing stuxnet drama based on alex gibneys zero. Zero days documentary exposes a looming threat of the. Stuxnet is based on gibneys cyberwarfare documentary zero days, which came out in 2016 from showtime documentary films, and is the first time that the. Although the movie strays, a lot, into irans nuclear program and the historical basis of. Zero days 2016 the malware worm stuxnet, famously used against iranian centrifuges, has been claimed by many to have originated as a joint effort between america and. Documentary explores the cyberwar secrets of stuxnet. Whats the story a documentary thriller about the world of cyberwar. Zero days documentary exposes a looming threat of the digital age filmmaker alex gibneys new documentary focuses on the largescale implications of computer malware. Zero days film tells the true story of the stuxnet cyber weapon. This documentary might be better titled day zero, because it features a doomsday scenario. Find out why jack wallen highly recommends the film. The malware furthermore used a zeroday exploit in the winccscada database software in the form of a hardcoded database password. The movie briefly covers nsa analystturned whistleblower edward snowden and his escape from american authorities to hong kong and later to russia, after leaking classified information about global surveillance programs used by the american government to spy on people around the world and other nations activities.
Documentary explores the cyberwar secrets of stuxnet alex gibneys new documentary, zero days, looks at the stuxnet worm a cyber weapon developed by the u. Stuxnet attackers used 4 windows zeroday exploits zdnet. In other words, its a flaw that has been detected and fixed for zero days, meaning not at all. Everything you need to know about zero days movie 2016. Stuxnet and the launch of the worlds first digital weapon. Stuxnet a type of zeroday vulnerability was one of the earliest digital weapons used.
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