[ISN] Iran to take pre-emptive action against cyber terrorism: general

http://www.mehrnews.com/en/newsdetail.aspx?NewsID=1262106

2/26/2011

TEHRAN, Feb. 26 (MNA) – Deputy chairman of Iran’s Joint Chiefs of Staff 
has said that Iran will take pre-emptive cyber action against the 
centers which launch cyber attacks against the Iranian facilities.

“A research center has been established in Imam Hussein University to 
conduct research on this subject,” Brigadier General Mohammad Hejazi 
told the Mehr News Agency on Saturday.

“This research center will plan pre-emptive operations against the known 
centers that launch cyber attack on our facilities so that they can not 
take such actions against us,” he explained.

He went on to say that Iran will take action within the framework of the 
relevant international regulations, but those who mount cyber attacks on 
Iran should not expect that Iran will not take reciprocal action against 
them.

The general added that the Armed Forces will also take measures to 
prevent the computer virus like Stuxnet from infecting the computer 
systems of the organizations and companies in Iran.

In September, Associated Press reported that a complex computer worm 
dubbed Stuxnet has infected many industrial sites in Iran and is capable 
of taking over power plants.

Stuxnet is a computer worm that attacks industrial systems and spies on 
them and reprograms them.

Iranian officials confirmed that some Iranian industrial systems were 
targeted by a cyber attack, but announced that Iranian engineers are 
capable of rooting out the problem.

Iranian officials said, “An electronic war has been launched against 
Iran.”

Reportedly, a state may have been involved in creating Stuxnet and using 
it against Iran.

Later a working group composed of representatives from the 
communications industries and defense ministries and the Passive Defense 
Organization was set up to find ways to combat the spyware.


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