ABSTRACT
On August 15, 2012, the computer network of Saudi Aramco was struck by a self-replicating virus that infected as many as 35,000 of its Windows-based machines. Despite its vast resources as Saudi Arabia's national oil and gas (O&G) firm, Aramco, according to reports, took almost two weeks to recover from the damage. The attack began during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, which is a "great time to attack," because half of IT and security teams take time off for religious observances. The attack caused significant disruption to the world's largest oil producer. The irony of it al.
