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Minister Urges Stronger Cyber Security Measures in Iranian Organizations
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Intelligence Minister Heidar Moslehi warned Iranian public and private companies about the leak of information due to their weak security measures against possible cyber attacks, and called on Iranian organization to take stronger precautionary measures.
"Today, all public and private organizations of the country use the Internet. At times, these organizations are neglectful and release secret information on the Internet. We advise these organizations to heed the warnings and recommendations of intelligence and security apparatuses," Moslehi said.
He emphasized that the country's intelligence system fully controls cyberspace and it will not allow a virus to enter the country.
"Even if a spy or a deceived person makes a move, viruses will be controlled in the wake of the Intelligence Ministry's alertness … We have also dealt with a virus that had infiltrated into our cyberspace while the related news was disseminated two years later," he said.
In April Iran announced that it has discovered the Stars virus that is being used as a tool to commit espionage.
That was the second cyber attack waged by enemies of Iran to undermine the country's nuclear as well as economic and industrial activities.
In January, Spokesman of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Hamid Khadem Qaemi stated that certain western countries' attempts to disrupt activities and operations at Iran's nuclear sites and plants via Stuxnet failed to impede the country's progress and advancement.
Earlier, Western media had reported that Iran temporarily halted most of its uranium enrichment work in December and western diplomats said they believed the halt was linked to technical problems caused by Stuxnet worm.
In response, former Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi, who is now the country's Foreign Minister, revealed at the time that some western countries started attempts to disrupt activities and operations at Iran's nuclear sites and plants via Stuxnet a year ago.
"Since a year ago, the westerners have tried to infiltrate our country's nuclear sites to open a way for their worm (Stuxnet worm) to disrupt their activities, but the country's young experts stopped the virus exactly at those points that enemies intended to infiltrate," Salehi stated.
The Stuxnet worm is the first known malicious software of its kind unleashed by computer hackers and has opened the door to a new era of cyber-warfare.
Experts say it is designed to destroy or sabotage factories, power plants, refineries or other industrial installations.
"Today, all public and private organizations of the country use the Internet. At times, these organizations are neglectful and release secret information on the Internet. We advise these organizations to heed the warnings and recommendations of intelligence and security apparatuses," Moslehi said.
He emphasized that the country's intelligence system fully controls cyberspace and it will not allow a virus to enter the country.
"Even if a spy or a deceived person makes a move, viruses will be controlled in the wake of the Intelligence Ministry's alertness … We have also dealt with a virus that had infiltrated into our cyberspace while the related news was disseminated two years later," he said.
In April Iran announced that it has discovered the Stars virus that is being used as a tool to commit espionage.
That was the second cyber attack waged by enemies of Iran to undermine the country's nuclear as well as economic and industrial activities.
In January, Spokesman of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Hamid Khadem Qaemi stated that certain western countries' attempts to disrupt activities and operations at Iran's nuclear sites and plants via Stuxnet failed to impede the country's progress and advancement.
Earlier, Western media had reported that Iran temporarily halted most of its uranium enrichment work in December and western diplomats said they believed the halt was linked to technical problems caused by Stuxnet worm.
In response, former Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi, who is now the country's Foreign Minister, revealed at the time that some western countries started attempts to disrupt activities and operations at Iran's nuclear sites and plants via Stuxnet a year ago.
"Since a year ago, the westerners have tried to infiltrate our country's nuclear sites to open a way for their worm (Stuxnet worm) to disrupt their activities, but the country's young experts stopped the virus exactly at those points that enemies intended to infiltrate," Salehi stated.
The Stuxnet worm is the first known malicious software of its kind unleashed by computer hackers and has opened the door to a new era of cyber-warfare.
Experts say it is designed to destroy or sabotage factories, power plants, refineries or other industrial installations.
