Special Issue "Aftermath of Stuxnet"
QuicklinksA special issue of Future Internet (ISSN 1999-5903).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 September 2012
Special Issue Editors
Guest Editor
Prof. Dr. Sandro Etalle
Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, Technical University of Eindhoven, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
E-Mail: s.etalle@tue.nl
Phone: +31 40 247 5016
Fax: +31 40 243 5810
Guest Editor
Eric Luiijf
TNO, Oude Waalsdorperweg 63, The Hague, 2597 AK, The Netherlands
E-Mail: eric.luiijf@tno.nl
Phone: +31 88 866 3988
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
StuxNet has been described as "a working and fearsome prototype of a cyber-weapon that will lead to the creation of a new arms race in the world". StuxNet will remain in history as a milestone in the race between cyber-attackers and cyber-defense, with far-reaching implications not only at technical level, but also at economic, governance and policy level. It is not surprising that a successor of StuxNet, Duqu, has already been found in the wild, in fact both StuxNet and Duqu are the result of a new way of engineering malware. This special issue of Future Internet is dedicated to publishing the latest research on different aspects of "what has changed" after the discovery of StuxNet. Apart from original research papers related to StuxNet itself, to the Security of Process Control Systems, to SCADA security, to cyber-warfare and cyber-defense, this special issue also seeks to include academic multidisciplinary papers regarding economic, social and governance aspects.
Prof. Dr. Sandro Etalle
Guest Editor
Submission
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Keywords
- cyberwarfare
- cyberdefense
- cyberattack
- cyberweapons
- Stuxnet
- process control systems
- critical infrastructure
Published Papers
Planned Papers
Title: Stuxnet: What Has Changed?
Author: Dorothy E. Denning
Affiliation: Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA 93943, USA; E-Mail: dedennin@nps.edu
Abstract: This paper considers the impact of Stuxnet on cyber-attacks and cyber-defense. It first reviews trends in cyber-weapons and how Stuxnet fits into these trends. Because Stuxnet targeted an industrial control system in order to wreak physical damage, particular focus is on weapons that target systems of that type and produce physical effects. The paper then examines how trends in cyber-weapons impact various domains of action where cyber-attacks play a role, including state-level conflict, terrorism, activism, crime, and pranks. For each domain, it considers the potential for new types of cyber-attacks, especially attacks against industrial control systems, and whether such attacks would be consistent with other trends in the domain. Finally, the paper considers the implications of Stuxnet for cyber-defense.
Last update: 17 May 2012