Re: Shamoon && the Iranian nation-state team

[Jeffrey Walton <noloader () gmail com>]

On Fri, Sep 14, 2012 at 1:11 PM, Haroon Meer <haroon () thinkst com> wrote:
> Heya(s)
>
> On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 7:54 PM, Dave Aitel <dave () immunityinc com> wrote:
> > [SNIP]
> >
> > The interesting corollary is that not only do you have to extend your information security
> > umbrella over your own private industry, you have to extend it over your
> > allies as well...:>
>
> The 3 (other) interesting things to note here are:
> - The Iranians didn't really need to prove capability by taking out
> Aramco. I mean.. they (seem to have) captured a drone in flight and
> certainly have allies of their own with proven capability;
> - The people who need to know opposing teams capabilities, probably
> dont need to learn it from headline stealing attacks;
> - Attribution.. maybe its not that easy after all ;>

When the United States entered Afghanistan, the Chinese entered Iran.
It was Chinese sigint that captured the drone. By the way, it was more
than one drone, too - we only got to read about one (and it was more
than US drones, too).

Jeff
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