Officials: Iran has laid groundwork for extensive cyberattacks on U.S.

NBC News via MSN ^ | 20 Jul 2018 | Courtney Kube; Carol E. Lee; Dan De Luce; Ken Dilanian

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ASPEN, Colo. — Iranian hackers have laid the groundwork to carry out extensive cyberattacks on U.S. and European infrastructure and private companies, and the U.S. is warning allies, hardening its defenses and weighing a counterattack, say multiple senior U.S. officials. {snip}

While Russia may be the most aggressive, multiple senior U.S. officials said Iran is making preparations that would enable denial of service attacks against thousands of electric grids, water plants, and health care and technology companies in the U.S., Germany, the U.K. and other countries in Europe and the Middle East. {snip}

On July 13, Coats told the Hudson Institute in Washington that the warning signs about coming cyber threats are similar to the signs the U.S. saw before Sept. 11, 2001. "The warning lights are blinking red again," said Coats.

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Heck, I’ve got this stuff covered. (I own a high-performance RIR filtering system that can easily turn off Iran, or any country for that matter. It’s used to filter EU GDPR issues.)

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I want THAT ! ......::o)

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It’ll probably open market sometime early next year. Right now it’s used for some web sites to block incoming traffic, like pesky Russians and Chinese...and then untrustworthy EU types. It takes software engineering skills to use, though.

[Squantos]

I’m out ..... still working on JUST my AZCWR skills ..... https://www.azcwr.org beginner 1st grade (almost).

[CodeToad]

That’s still some pretty cool stuff.

[Squantos]

Been at it for a year now .... I’m a seasoned citizen so slow to pick up new and improved ways to fly a desk . But really liking the new skill sets I’m developing. Best lesson I’ve learned is if its on your computer its not secure. If it’s “not” on your computer its on someone else computer and still not secure.......