CS 201: A Forensic Dissection of Stuxnet, CAREY NACHENBERG, Symantec - UCLA

A Forensic Dissection of Stuxnet

Carey Nachenberg

Symantec - UCLA

Abstract:

The Stuxnet computer worm is perhaps the most complicated piece of malicious software ever built - roughly 50 times the size of the typical computer virus, this threat leveraged a huge array of new techniques to spread itself, conceal itself and to attack Iranian nuclear enrichment centrifuges.  This talk will provide a detailed dissection of the Stuxnet worm, answering such questions as how it spread, how it evaded detection, what it did once it found its target, and ultimately, how successful it was.

Bio:

Carey Nachenberg, Symantec Fellow and Chief Architect of Symantec’s Security Technology and Response (STAR) division, has been an innovator at Symantec Corporation for the past twenty years.  As Chief Architect, Mr. Nachenberg drives the technical strategy for all of Symantec’s core security technologies and security content, which in total protect hundreds of millions of customers around the world.  During his time at Symantec, Mr. Nachenberg has led the design and development of Symantec’s core antivirus, intrusion prevention and reputation-based security technologies; his work in these areas has garnered over 50 United States patents.  He holds BS and MS degrees in Computer Science and Engineering from University of California at Los Angeles, where he continues to serve as an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Computer Science and a member of UCLA’s Computer Science Alumni Advisory Board.

DATE:  Tuesday, November 29

** Refreshments at 4:00pm, Speaker at 4:15pm **

TIME:  4:15 – 5:45 P.M.

PLACE: 3400 Boelter Hall