The History of Computing

Iran and Stuxnet


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Today we’re going to cover Stuxnet, which we now considered the first real act of cyber warfare. Iran has arguably been in turmoil since the fall of the Persian empire. Alexander the Great conquered Iran in 336 BC and then the Macedonians ruled until the empire fragmented and one arm, the Seleucids ruled until the Parthians took it in 129BC. But how did we go from that to attempts to become a nuclear power and now a country that openly engages in cyber warfare against... casinos?
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The History of ComputingBy Charles Edge

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