Ayatollah tells university students to prepare for cyber-war

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has delivered a sabre-rattling speech to Iran’s ‘Revolutionary foster children’ (in other words, university students) to prepare for cyber war.

The supreme leader has urged his country’s students – whom he called “cyber war agents” – to prepare for battle, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported Wednesday.

“You are the cyber-war agents and such a war requires Amman-like insight and Malik Ashtar-like resistance. Get yourself ready for such war wholeheartedly,” wrote Khamenei.The supreme leader was referring to two of Prophet Mohammad’s warrior companions in early Islamic history.

He also urged the students to be devout and zealously follow the Quran.

Israel, Tehran’s main adversary in regional politics, has voiced similar statements recently; Major General Aviv Kochavi, speaking at the annual conference of the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv, said that cyber warfare will change the nature of conflict.

“Cyber, in my modest opinion, will soon be revealed to be the biggest revolution in warfare, more than gunpowder and the utilization of air power in the last century,” he said.

Iran has claimed to be the victim of cyber-attacks in the past. In 2010 cyber experts said that the Iranian Bushehr nuclear plant was the victim of the computer stuxnet virus.

Experts said that it was purpose built to attack the power plant and was so sophisticated that it could only have been developed by a nation state, most likely the CIA or Mossad.

Stuxnet can disable computers used to control industry and power generation and is the first malware that can be described as a “cyber-weapon.”

Ben_Reilly wrote:

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has delivered a sabre-rattling speech to Iran’s ‘Revolutionary foster children’ (in other words, university students) to prepare for cyber war.

The supreme leader has urged his country’s students – whom he called “cyber war agents” – to prepare for battle, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported Wednesday.

“You are the cyber-war agents and such a war requires Amman-like insight and Malik Ashtar-like resistance. Get yourself ready for such war wholeheartedly,” wrote Khamenei.The supreme leader was referring to two of Prophet Mohammad’s warrior companions in early Islamic history.

He also urged the students to be devout and zealously follow the Quran.

Israel, Tehran’s main adversary in regional politics, has voiced similar statements recently; Major General Aviv Kochavi, speaking at the annual conference of the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv, said that cyber warfare will change the nature of conflict.

“Cyber, in my modest opinion, will soon be revealed to be the biggest revolution in warfare, more than gunpowder and the utilization of air power in the last century,” he said.

Iran has claimed to be the victim of cyber-attacks in the past. In 2010 cyber experts said that the Iranian Bushehr nuclear plant was the victim of the computer stuxnet virus.

Experts said that it was purpose built to attack the power plant and was so sophisticated that it could only have been developed by a nation state, most likely the CIA or Mossad.

Stuxnet can disable computers used to control industry and power generation and is the first malware that can be described as a “cyber-weapon.”

http://rt.com/news/iran-israel-cyber-war-899/

Looks like yet more blow-back.

BigAndy9 wrote:Isn't our government constantly  banging on about getting enough stoodents to study this cr4p too?

heavenly father wrote:

BigAndy9 wrote:Isn't our government constantly  banging on about getting enough stoodents to study this cr4p too?

have you noticed all muslims take lessons in c4..lol...  

Ben_Reilly wrote:

heavenly father wrote:

have you noticed all muslims take lessons in c4..lol...  

Awfully hateful thing to say for someone who follows the god that's supposed to be love.

Ben_Reilly wrote:

heavenly father wrote:

have you noticed all muslims take lessons in c4..lol...  

Awfully hateful thing to say for someone who follows the god that's supposed to be love.