Nedward - Slashdot User

Same Platform Made Stuxnet, Duqu; Others Lurk 89

Posted by timothy on Sunday January 01, 2012 @01:02AM from the what-evil-lurks-in-the-hearts-of-men dept.

wiredmikey writes "New research from Kaspersky Labs has revealed that the platform dubbed 'tilded' (~d), which was used to develop Stuxnet and Duqu, has been around for years. The researchers say that same platform has been used to create similar Trojans which have yet to be discovered. Alexander Gostev and Igor Sumenkov have put together some interesting research, the key point being that the person(s) behind what the world knows as Stuxnet and Duqu have actually been using the same development platform for several years." An anonymous reader adds a link to this "surprisingly entertaining presentation" (video) by a Microsoft engineer, in which "he tells the story of how he and others analysed the exploits used by Stuxnet. Also surprising are the simplicity of the exploits which were still present in Win7." See also the report at Secureist from which the SecurityWeek story draws.

Comment Insurance (Score 1) 388

by Nedward on Wednesday November 07, 2007 @12:10PM (#21267943) Attached to: MIT Sues Frank Gehry Over Buggy $300M CS Building

I heard from the grapevine that the lawsuit is just a necessary step in making a claim on the insurance policy that was taken out just for this type of 'repair'. Not sure if that is true.

As for the building. The first floor is great, it is huge and provides plenty of space for eating lunch, having a chat, or just sitting (which is in short supply elsewhere on campus). There are some funny things about the construction that I've noticed, for instance, there is a lot of bare concrete (which would be covered in a 'normal' building) so the construction crews have written specs, measurements, etc on them and in a few places there are soda cans and chip bags exposed in the concrete.

take it or leave it? i'd leave it and opt for a more functional building at a fraction of the cost (like the brain and cog. science building across the street)

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