[ISN] Iran to boost 'cyber war' deterrence

From: InfoSec News <alerts_at_private>
Date: Mon, 24 May 2010 00:26:10 -0500 (CDT)
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=127386&sectionid=351020101

Press TV
22 May 2010

Iranian Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi has said technological advances 
have amplified the need for defensive preparations against "cyber war."

"At present, information and communication technologies are of great 
importance for different countries and we must prepare and equip 
ourselves against any form of cyber warfare," IRNA quoted Brigadier 
General Vahidi as telling a gathering of army commanders in Tehran on 
Saturday.

The announcement came two months after Iran dismantled a US-backed cyber 
network, which was set up to gather information on the country's nuclear 
scientists and spread unrest after the June 12, 2009 presidential 
election.

Iran's Judiciary said the "cyber war" had received presidential funding 
from former US President George W. Bush with the help of the terrorist 
Mojahedin Khalq Organization (MKO), pro-monarchy groups and other 
anti-Iran cells.

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