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On Aug. 15, 2012, Saudi Arabia’s national oil company, Saudi Aramco, was hit by one of the worst cyberattacks the world has ever seen. The result was a devastating wiping of data across 85% of Saudi Aramco’s Microsoft-based technology, affecting tens of thousands of workstations. A decade later, and the frequency and severity of cyberattacks have increased, while tech policy in most of the Western world remains in its infancy. Cyber guru Chris Kubecka joins cohosts Nick Bradley and Mitch Mayne to do a retrospective on Shamoon including what happened and why.
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On Aug. 15, 2012, Saudi Arabia’s national oil company, Saudi Aramco, was hit by one of the worst cyberattacks the world has ever seen. The result was a devastating wiping of data across 85% of Saudi Aramco’s Microsoft-based technology, affecting tens of thousands of workstations. A decade later, and the frequency and severity of cyberattacks have increased, while tech policy in most of the Western world remains in its infancy. Cyber guru Chris Kubecka joins cohosts Nick Bradley and Mitch Mayne to do a retrospective on Shamoon including what happened and why.
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