Zero days film tells the true story of the stuxnet cyber weapon. Zero days is a documentary by oscarwinning filmmaker alex gibney about the cyberwarfare pandoras box that was opened with the stuxnet malware. Jul 18, 2016 zero days documentary exposes a looming threat of the digital age filmmaker alex gibneys new documentary focuses on the largescale implications of computer malware. Making a movie about a secret program that few people will publicly acknowledge. Zero days focuses on the stuxnet computer thats believed to be the worlds first digital weapon. With david sanger, emad kiyaei, eric chien, liam omurchu. Filmmaker alex gibney is known for his awardwinning documenteries on topics that range from enron to wikileaks, but now hes taken on a tough challenge.
It altered the speed of centrifuges in the plants and shut them down. Jul 08, 2016 alex gibney on stuxnet film zero days. Zero days 2016 the malware worm stuxnet, famously used against iranian centrifuges, has been claimed by many to have originated as a joint effort between america and. Alex gibneys documentary tells the story of the malware that was designed to take out irans nuclear capability, and. Even though this movie is about geopolitics of the stuxnet virus, its one of a larger class of viruses that exploit an unknown vulnerability in software.
They detail how even in the world of hightech hacking, stuxnet was a unicorn, a lengthy, flawlessly crafted piece of code with multiple examples of what they call. Down the deep dark web is a movie every technologist should. Live tv is available in the 50 united states and the district of columbia only. Stuxnet and the launch of the worlds first digital weapon, written by wired senior staff writer kim zetter, tells the story behind stuxnets planning, execution and. Stuxnet is based on gibneys cyberwarfare documentary zero days, which came out in 2016 from showtime documentary films, and is the first time that the. Zero days, gibneys latest effort, is essentially a twohour adaptation of wikipedias stuxnet entrythough gibney, to his credit, does succeed in unearthing one juicy new bit or perhaps byte of information, which was made public in the new york times literally the day prior to the films premiere at this years berlin. Jan 12, 2017 and in his latest documentary, the fascinating and horrifying zero days, alex gibney the armstrong lie, mea maxima culpa. It is also a cautionary tale of the dangers of secrecy and a clarion call for an honest discussion on cyber weapons and their. Zero days film tells the true story of the stuxnet cyber. A fascinating new documentary film by alex gibney called zero days premieres this friday. Kim zetter unravels the story of stuxnet, the us computer attack on irans nuclear program in countdown to zero day. Zero days director alex gibney on making stuxnet a movie.
Stuxnet is a form of virus known as a zero day exploit. But countdown to zero day also ranges beyond stuxnet itself, exploring the history of cyberwarfare and its future, showing us what might happen should our infrastructure be targeted by a stuxnet style attack, and ultimately, providing a portrait of a world at the edge of a new kind of war. Zero days documentary exposes a looming threat of the. Why the disturbing stuxnet documentary is a mustsee.
Silence in the house of god tries to get people intelligence operatives, politicians, cyber experts, and others in the know to talk openly about stuxnet, but everyones lips are officially sealed. Most likely, when you dealt with the stuxnet malware, you had no. Zero days is a 2016 american documentary film directed by alex gibney. The film tells the story of stuxnet, selfreplicating computer malware known as a worm for its ability to burrow from computer to computer on its.
Stuxnet targets supervisory control and data acquisition systems and is believed to be responsible for causing substantial damage to the nuclear program of iran. Countdown to zero day, a new book by wired journalist kim zetter, is a whodunnit for the internet age. Stuxnet is a malicious computer worm, first uncovered in 2010, thought to have been in development since at least 2005. Compatible device and highspeed, broadband internet connection required. Find out why jack wallen highly recommends the film. The attackers behind the recent stuxnet worm attack used four different zero day security vulnerabilities to burrow into and spread around. Zero days official movie site own it on dvd or digital hd. Zero days covers the phenomenon surrounding the stuxnet computer. Jul 04, 2016 documentary explores the cyberwar secrets of stuxnet alex gibneys new documentary, zero days, looks at the stuxnet worm a cyber weapon developed by the u. Everything you need to know about zero days movie 2016. These are called zero day viruses and can be targeted at specific hardwarefirmware systems.
Gibney argues that cyberattacks are the next big thing. Stuxnet s discovery by the world wide, antivirus techie community, the governmental development of the malware exploit and its progeny stuxnet, duqu, flame, etc. Documentary explores the cyberwar secrets of stuxnet alex gibneys new documentary, zero days, looks at the stuxnet worm a cyber weapon developed by the u. Jul 07, 2016 a pixelated whistleblower in zero days.
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Chilling zero days investigates the stuxnet virus and finds. Stuxnet attackers used 4 windows zeroday exploits zdnet. Sep 15, 2010 along with the nine security bulletins released for patch tuesday, microsoft revealed that four additional zero days are used by the stuxnet worm, and two remain unpatched. Hbo developing stuxnet drama based on alex gibneys zero. It was selected to compete for the golden bear at the 66th berlin international film festival.
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