TEHRAN – A national cybersecurity surveillance exercise aimed at assessing the readiness of the country’s key institutions and improving coordination in responding to cyber threats in Iran has concluded successfully.
According to the National Cyberspace Center, Spokesman Hossein Dalilian announced that the first nationwide cybersecurity monitoring exercise was held to assess the security situation of key national infrastructures and strengthen the preparedness of various organizations against cyber attacks.
Dalillian noted that 40 key organizations participated in the three-day exercise, during which a significant number of cyber vulnerabilities and infections were detected and resolved.
He added that the exercise was conducted in collaboration with multiple agencies and coordinating bodies, with a primary focus on cyber threat hunting and assessing each agency’s ability to effectively respond to cyber incidents.
“The main objectives of this exercise were to reduce security risks, strengthen coordination between key organizations and strengthen the nation’s preparedness against cyber threats,” Dalillian said, stressing that all objectives were successfully achieved.
Iran was hit with a barrage of damaging cyberattacks against its banking system when the Israeli invasion began on June 15.
Iran’s Pasargad Bank and Sepah Bank were the main victims of the attack, leaving millions of customers without access to online services for at least two days. Both banks quickly returned online services and operations to normal.
Mohammad Amin Aghamili, secretary of Iran’s Supreme Council for Cyberspace, reported in September that the country remains under repeated cyberattacks even after the Israeli regime’s 12-day military invasion ended.