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Israel's Response to Iranian Cyberattack Sought to Generate Deterrence

(Israel Hayom) Yoav Limor - The cyberwar between Israel and Iran often remains covert. But the cyberattack targeting Iran's newly constructed shipping terminal at Shahid Rajaee port was reported in the Washington Post in a manner so that everyone will know about it. "The decision to mount a forceful response - assuming Israel was the one behind the cyber strike in Iran - sought to ensure that the Iranians don't even think about stepping up their cyberattacks," explained Arik Barbing, former head of the Israel Security Agency's cyber department. Israel message to Iran included an aspect of psychological warfare by having a top American newspaper report about it. Barbing continued, "Were it not made public, the world wouldn't be dealing with it and Iranians could argue that it was the result of some malfunction in the system....Someone probably wanted to make sure everyone knew. It generates deterrence."
2020-05-25 00:00:00
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