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07/05/2013

Cybersecurity, Counterintelligence and Covert Operations in Iran's nuclear program (DIEEEO42-2013)

This paper is focused on the most relevant covert actions and counterintelligence operations regarding Iran's nuclear program since Iranian president Ahmadineyad announced its resumption in 2006 until today, from the selective neutralization of targets to the dismantling of spy rings, through cyber-attacks and the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV). This paper also pays special attention to the growing role of cyberspace in these operations. One of the direct results has been the creation of the Iranian Cyber security Unit by Iran after detecting in 2010 the malware Stuxnet cyberattack that hits its uranium enrichment plant in Natanz.

Author: Xavier Servitja Roca

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