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7 - Cybersecurity

Iran and Its Neighbors

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 October 2021

Gawdat Bahgat  and
Anoushiravan Ehteshami
Gawdat Bahgat
Affiliation:
National Defence University
Anoushiravan Ehteshami
Affiliation:
Durham University
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Summary

Cyber warfare plays a major role in Iran’s asymmetric defense strategy. Since the early 2000s, the Iranian government has invested substantial resources in both defensive and offensive cyber capabilities and has demonstrated a willingness to and relative effectiveness in using these capabilities against its opponents both at home and abroad. Iran’s presence in cyberspace has played a central role in the country’s domestic and foreign policies strategies. Cyber tools have enabled Tehran to address domestic threats to the sanctity of the Islamic regime while simultaneously providing an offensive toolkit aimed at punishing its regional and international adversaries.

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Cyber warfareNational Information NetworkHalal InternetOperation Olympic GamesStuxnetSupreme Council of CyberspaceIsrael National Cyber BureauUnit 8200
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Defending Iran
From Revolutionary Guards to Ballistic Missiles
 , pp. 135 - 156
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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