Iran's influence efforts in cyberspace reflect the importance Tehran attributes to the ideological struggle at home and against its external enemies, first and foremost the United States.
Iran's cyber influence campaign is not merely a counteraction to US moves, but also another step in Iran's longstanding desire to destabilize the United States by weakening its internal robustness.
In the past, Iran's cyber influence efforts against Israel, which amounted to website destruction and false contents planted in news sites, resulted in little significant public impact.
An examination of Iran's cyber influence efforts against Israel compared to Iran's other cyber influence efforts at this time suggests that Israel is not a central target.
Looking ahead, one could sketch out several more severe scenarios of Iran turning its cyberspace influence tools against Israel.
Iran might succeed in planting items that could convince an enemy state or terrorist organization of an intended Israeli attack, which in turn sparks a preemptive attack against Israel.
Given the current features of Iran's influence effort in cyberspace, Israel would do well to monitor Iran's developing cyberattack capabilities, along with Iran's overt threatening capabilities in conventional and non-conventional weapons.
https://canadafreepress.com/article/irans-cyber-influence-campaign-against-the-united-states-and-implications-f
Iran's cyber influence campaign is not merely a counteraction to US moves, but also another step in Iran's longstanding desire to destabilize the United States by weakening its internal robustness.
In the past, Iran's cyber influence efforts against Israel, which amounted to website destruction and false contents planted in news sites, resulted in little significant public impact.
An examination of Iran's cyber influence efforts against Israel compared to Iran's other cyber influence efforts at this time suggests that Israel is not a central target.
Looking ahead, one could sketch out several more severe scenarios of Iran turning its cyberspace influence tools against Israel.
Iran might succeed in planting items that could convince an enemy state or terrorist organization of an intended Israeli attack, which in turn sparks a preemptive attack against Israel.
Given the current features of Iran's influence effort in cyberspace, Israel would do well to monitor Iran's developing cyberattack capabilities, along with Iran's overt threatening capabilities in conventional and non-conventional weapons.
https://canadafreepress.com/article/irans-cyber-influence-campaign-against-the-united-states-and-implications-f
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