Security News > 2020 > January > Cyber-warnings, cyber-speculation over cyber-Iran's cyber-retaliation cyber-plans post-Soleimani assassination

With tensions soaring between America and Iran following the drone strike that killed top Persian general Qassem Soleimani, experts are weighing in on what the US could face should the Mid-East nation fully mobilize its cyber resources.

"Iran maintains a robust cyber program and can execute cyber attacks against the United States," Uncle Sam warned.

"Iran is capable, at a minimum, of carrying out attacks with temporary disruptive effects against critical infrastructure in the United States. Previous homeland-based plots have included, among other things, scouting and planning against infrastructure targets and cyber enabled attacks against a range of US-based targets."

In short, there is a real and significant threat of attacks from Iran on industrial infrastructure, though we're not likely to see anything like a sustained, widespread crippling of critical systems.

Regardless of their form, cyber-attacks from Iran are largely seen as inevitable, though at the same time are nothing to panic over.

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