When the Threat Actor and the Victim Agree
Iran has a longstanding history of engaging in cybersecurity attacks, and according to some statistics, ranks fifth among nations known for targeting their adversaries through cyber warfare. Over the years, Iran has unleashed hacker groups against various countries, with little regard to the potential risks to its own internal security systems.
This paradox is evident:
despite its aggressive cyber offense, Iran has failed to adequately safeguard its internal security systems and, consequently, the data of its citizens. In the latter half of 2022, in the wake of widespread uprisings across Iran, cyberattacks against websites of the Iranian government saw a significant uptick. Hacker groups such as Tapandegan, Labdookhtegan, Predatory Sparrow, Black Reward, Anonymous, Edalat-e ali, and Ghyamsarnegouni launched multiple attacks on government targets.
Qiyam Tasranguni until the overthrow
Despite the activity of numerous centers and units under titles such as observation, “situation room”, “strategic studies”, “information management”, “database” and… in the country, it seems that the system at a higher level still needs a center or an institution. is able to collect and verify a comprehensive set of required quantitative and qualitative data and information in connection with various sources of data production, and through a reassuring scientific process without bias and taste, the process of converting all types of data into macro strategies “conductor, operational and field” to realize.
This is especially important now that there is an urgent need to analyze the cultural, social, media, and political characteristics under the conditions of combined warfare.
