'Iran to hold cyber security maneuver'

[InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>]

http://www.presstv.ir/detail/195022.html

Press TV
Aug 21, 2011

Head of Iran's Passive Defense Organization says the Islamic Republic 
plans to hold a massive cyber maneuver to increase readiness against 
possible cyber attacks on the country.

Brigadier General Gholam-Reza Jalali told IRNA on Sunday that the drill 
is meant to assess the readiness of Iranian organizations and 
departments to prevent future cyber intrusions.

The remarks come amid reports that the Israeli military is planning a 
major cyber war against Iran by setting up a military cyber command.

The new cyber command, which has been described as central to the 
"defense capability" of the Israeli regime, will directly report to 
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The Israeli command center, supported by the military, has reportedly 
conducted a series of "soft" espionage missions, including hacking into 
Iran's version of Facebook and other social networking sites.

A source with close knowledge of Israel's cyber war preparations said 
that Tel Aviv has two principal cyber targets, namely stopping Tehran's 
nuclear program and its civil infrastructure.

Iran's Minister of Communications and Information Technology Reza 
Taqipour said on August 10 that the Islamic Republic has taken 
appropriate countermeasures, including the establishment of a cyber 
command, to control and foil cyber attacks targeting the Islamic 
Republic.


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