With Stuxnet setting back Iran’s disputed nuclear program, that country has vowed to take “pre-emptive” strikes against the powers it believes launched the attack. Most reports peg the U.S. and Israel with the responsibility for the creation of StuxNET. Some utilities and other critical infrastructures are “way, far away from where they need to be,” says one security assessor. Mike Sconzo, principal security consultant, NetWitness, says utilities and manufacturing are starting to take the steps necessary to become more resilient.”]

