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Question: MITRE ATT&CK is an excellent framework to understand known TTPs of a threat actor, but how can it protect you against an Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) at the nation state level? Take into account Stuxnet. Widely understood to be developed by the National Security Agency and Unit 8200 in the Israeli Defense Forces. Stuxnet targeted Iranian centrifuges used to enrich uranium. Iran claimed this was for a domestic energy program. Others believed this was the beginning of a nuclear arms program.

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Stuxnet was a targeted and highly tailored attack funded by a several nation states. Given advanced never before attempted capabilities how could MITRE ATT&CK have prevented Stuxnet from being successful in its mission to disable Iranian centrifuges?

Respond with at least three paragraphs explain whether you believe mitigating the behaviors in Stuxnet would have prevented it from operating. Explain your answer with specific examples from how the attack functions and TTPs from MITRE ATT&CK, if relevant or possible.