Iran's newly created Sepehr 110 tactical battlefield communications unit is designed to counter US cyber attacks. Following a US offensive cyber strike last month that knocked out Iran's missile launch computer systems, the Middle Eastern nation has scrambled to toughen its cyber defences. The commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Hossein Salami has claimed that the unit's communications technology can operate on land, sea and air without being compromised by outside interference. A new report from cybersecurity firm FireEye says Iran was behind an attack against Google in May which targeted email accounts belonging to Iranian government officials as well as military personnel.
Iran's newly created Sepehr 110 tactical battlefield communications unit is designed to counter US cyber attacks. Following a US offensive cyber strike last month that knocked out Iran's missile launch computer systems, the Middle Eastern nation has scrambled to toughen its cyber defences. The commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Hossein Salami has claimed that the unit's communications technology can operate on land, sea and air without being compromised by outside interference. However, it remains to be seen whether Iran's core command and control systems are now impervious to US cyber attacks.