Perspective Chapter: Unveiling Stuxnet – A Deep Dive into Memory Forensics for Investigating the Pinnacle of Cyber Espionage
<p id="p1">In today’s civilization, computers are used more and more in many different aspects of Life. Attacks by commercial or governmental entities on military data centres, power grids, and confidential information are on the rise. Cybersecurity experts are required to detect, respond to,...
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| Lenguaje: | inglés |
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IntechOpen
2025
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.intechopen.com/chapters/89579 |
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| Sumario: | <p id="p1">In today’s civilization, computers are used more and more in many different aspects of Life. Attacks by commercial or governmental entities on military data centres, power grids, and confidential information are on the rise. Cybersecurity experts are required to detect, respond to, and report these types of attacks as well as a range of other computer-related incident responses. If actual evidence had not ever been saved to storage media, disc forensics would seem to be pointless. However, memory has a high probability of containing damaging code from an infection, either fully or partially, even in the event that information is never copied to a hard drive or other storage device. Memory forensics can frequently retrieve encryption keys and passwords from documents that have not been encrypted, as well as plain-text data; this information can be used to determine the extent of an assault. Linux memory forensics is a primary focus area of OS memory forensics. Numerous security flaws exist in Linux. The computer worm Stuxnet was firstly aimed towards Iran’s nuclear facilities, but it has subsequently changed and expanded to other industrial and energy-producing establishments. Forensic memory on research should concentrate on Linux systems and machine learning for improved data processing, as both will be highly beneficial.</p> |
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| ISBN: | 978-0-85014-483-3 |
| DOI: | 10.5772/intechopen.115038 |