https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/9kxvqd/us-cyberattack-on-iran-just-put-a-target-on-american-businesses
By David Gilbert
Vice News
June 25, 2019
President Donald Trump came within minutes of starting another war in the
Middle East last week when he ordered, and then abruptly canceled, a
missile strike against Iranian bases. Instead, he launched another strike:
a long-planned cyberattack, designed to quietly cripple Iran’s missile
defense systems.
Anonymous U.S. officials claimed an instant victory, although Iran insists
it failed to penetrate its systems.
The impact of last week's attacks may remain up for debate, but a
consensus among security experts is abundantly clear: Tehran will hit
back, targeting both U.S. government sites and private companies with
rudimentary but effective cyberattacks.
"Its simplicity belies its effectiveness," said Sergio Caltagirone, a
former NSA hacker who now works for Dragos, a cybersecurity firm that
specializes in protecting industrial systems.
"And that is what those of us in the information security field are most
concerned about -- a lot of organizations who can't protect themselves
even against simple attacks that are effective. There is a swathe of
targets available to [Iran] with very simple tools and techniques."
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