Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Iran's Cyber Warfare Program Is The Real Threat

Iran is working to develop, implement a cyberspace strategy. Defpro

The Real Iranian Threat: Cyberattacks -- CNN

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Iran's quest for a nuclear weapon has been the subject of much debate this election season, but the presidential candidates rarely discuss the most imminent danger Iran poses to the United States: cyberwarfare.

Iran is believed to be behind a slew of massive attacks in September that took down a string of U.S. banks' websites. The country is also thought to have launched a devastating cyber time bomb on Saudi Oil company Aramco in August and to have coordinated a similar attack on Qatar's RasGas, an Exxon Mobil (XOM, Fortune 500) subsidiary.

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WNU Editor: For more info on Iran's cyber warfare program .... go here. Is Iran's program a threat ... probably. Is it a serious threat .... not yet.

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