In the realm of asymmetrical warfare, as is the case with the Stuxnet worm, extraordinary losses mount quickly by creating small, benign attacks that result in debilitating actions to a nation-state. Sands Casino & Hotel: 'When nothing is real, then everything is possible.' It pushes the world into an entirely new territory.' Sanger says in the film, 'The United States has basically legitimized the use of cyber as a weapon against another country against whom you had not declared war. Thus, the Stuxnet worm made its global debut.

In the movie, the United States protagonist began cyber warfare operations in 2007 when it started its asymmetrical warfare by slipping a debilitating piece of malware into the Iranian nuclear program. In most cases, the computers are not the final target, but the systems they control. The movie's opening remarks create an imminent tone when describing cyber warfare, 'cyber is the most inexpensive, highly destructive, highly deniable weapon.'Ĭyberwarfare is unique in that attacks may not only be executed by a nation-state actor but also by hackers or terrorists that intend to advance its goals or those of its allies.

Sanger's 2018 book of the same name, reminds us of a new threat that has been exposed to the world community - cyber warfare. Watching The Perfect Weapon on HBO, which is based on David E. The Perfect Weapon helps the audience understand a new normal in international cyberwarfare by drawing on interviews with top military, intelligence and political officials for a comprehensive view of a world with perpetual cyber conflict.

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