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Iran gearing for 'cyber war'?
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Published: 12.08.11, 12:34
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1. iran gearing for.....
(a) wonder ,   in our world/globe.   (08.12.11)
a (form of a) cyber/virtual/on-line etc. war is not only a threat/danger to iran, but to the entire mankind. a security-solution is very necessarily (in this case).
2. STUXNET
DANNY TAWIL ,   ENGLAND   (08.12.11)
BETTER THAN GOING TO WAR WITH IRAN, AND KILLING A LOT OF GOOD IRANIANS, WHO DONT WANT A FIGHT WITH ISRAEL.PERHAPS WE COULD PUT IRAN IN DARKNESS, NO ELECTRICITY, LIKE WHAT HAPPENED IN NEW YORK ALL THOUGH THAT WAS A PROBLEM WITH SOME GENERATORS. ONE OF GODS PLAGUES HOSHESH WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA, COMPLETE BLACK OUT. THAT WOULD MESS THE COMMPUTER SYSTEM UP PROPER.
3. online scrabble anyone ?
(08.12.11)
4. Gee, too bad about Iran
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (08.12.11)
Its nuclear program is in shambles thanks to Stuxnet. Its major cities go without electricity for periods of hours on a daily basis. Its arms shipments to terrorist organizations keep getting interdicted. Before the mullahs in Teheran start leveling accusations against Israel, they really need to contemplate what else Stuxnet may have infected. Military command and control systems .... missile defense systems ....oh, dear -- the prospects are endless. What's a crippled state sponsor of terror to do?
5. Cyber Warfare
Mary Snow ,   USA   (08.12.11)
In my opinion It is time for Israel as a policy to start developing defenses and offenses for cyber warfare. As someone who had been in the high-tech business for over 30 years years I can assure you that obtaining such a capacity would go a long way defeating anti-Israel forces around the world. Countries in Europe and Latin America and the Middle East would have to think twice before delitamateizeing Israel, blockading Israel supporting left-wing groups in Israel and working to overthrow a democratically elected government in Israel.
6. POOR IRAN, THE VICTIM, YEA RIGHT!!!!
Mark from Georgia ,   USA   (08.12.11)
First, we don't know anything. Israel to the best of my knowledge, Israel has NOT commented on this story at all. When it comes to motive, every Western nation and all the Arab sheikdoms want Iran stopped. Additionally, internal sabotage is always a possibility. Now I'm not saying Israel wasn't responsible, they may have been. But it's the automatic assumptions that annoy me. Second, Iran states Israel: "unmatched cyber terrorism" against nations the world over." Again we have Iran implicating Israel against the "world", the common antisemitic charge against anything Jewish. Always using Israel as the scapegoat for all the trouble in the world. The fact is this, if Israel is attacking Iran, it would be Iran only with the possible exception of those who would assist Iran make a nuke. So what?? I would hope that's what somebody is doing. I certainly don't want Iran with the capability to make nukes, do you? The leaders of Iran are a danger to world peace, period. They assist terrorists around the world. We know for a fact they supply Hezbollah, Hamas, the terrorists in Iraq and Afghanistan, just to name a several places they have tentacles. Coalition forces and the IDF have recovered Iranian made weapons in all those places.
7. To: Mary at No. 5
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (08.12.11)
You've been in the high-tech business for over 30 years and you have never heard of Stuxnet? Israel, by the way, has been in the forefront of cyber warfare for a very long time. Both in terms of offense and in terms of defense. Like the NSA, Israel's significant computer networks (such as military operations and nuclear installations) are completely closed to the outside world, and Stuxnet -- which took years to develop -- has crippled Iran. Thanks for your suggestion, but .... Israel's way ahead of you.
8. the poor Iranians had their ego bruised
zionist forever   (08.12.11)
The Iranians are crying, the big bad zionists are the prime suspect behind Stuxnet which has put their nuclear program back by months and is still plaguing them. If the zionists can be mean to us then we can be mean to the zionists.
9. Sounds like sour cyber grapes to me.
Noodles ,   Coney Island   (08.12.11)
10. more verbal diahrea from mullahs
bernard ross ,   st anns bay jamaica   (08.12.11)
11. profit
daze ,   US   (08.12.11)
Does this mean that iran is going order a heap of high tech stuff from Israel?
12. iran gearing for war.
les ,   canada   (08.12.11)
thanks reza! at least you are smart enough to recognize "israel is first....."
13. If Iran is in such pain
Stephen in New York   (08.12.11)
Israel must be doing something that hurts. The Iranian conceit that it can go toe to toe with Israel in cyber warfare is amusing.
14. Cyber war
graczek ,   Maryland, USA   (08.12.11)
In the cyber war situation, Israel was clearly the aggressor, particularly with this STUXNET attack. This attack may have physically have originated in Germany, but it was instigated carried out by Israel. Iran has the absolute right to defend itself and retaliate in kind, and with interest.
15. #14
Eaglebeak ,   Left Coast, USA   (08.12.11)
Every country has the right to defend itself and Stuxnet was Israel defending itself. You might like to see a nuclear Iran but most of the world doesn't. Instead of pointing your finger at Israel and complaining you should be thanking them. They did the world a huge favor.
16. IT IS NOT GOING TO BE AN EASY......#15
MAHMOOD ,   LONDON-UK   (08.12.11)
Ride for Israel.You make me laugh when you say Israel did a huge favour to the world.That joke can stand only in Israel.When the Iranians reciprocate,we shall than witness how much favour did Israel actually do.
17. NOTHING IN IRAN IS CRIPPLED......#7
MAHMOOD ,   LONDON-UK   (08.12.11)
Stop day-dreaming Sarah.Every time the Iranians come up with something new,it bugs you and you tend to ignore the subject and bring in topics irrelevant to the topic under discussion.The command centre in Iran is launched,so take care and sleep over this repeated stories about the so-called damage that Stuxnet caused.What has taken Israel years to develope is now well defended by the Iranians with no time.wait to see how they reciprocate.Stuxnet will go into remote past.
18. MAHMOOD , LONDON-UK
Sayitlikeitis Sarah ,   Canada   (08.13.11)
Speak for yourself nutbar. The free world knows what page your on. just keep doing the World a favour and continue inhouse murder and mayham
19. #17
J ,   Chicago   (08.13.11)
hahahahaha Mahmood, your nonsense always makes me lol! Please, don't stop! Comic relief is great!
20. poor iran
ken ,   boise usa   (08.13.11)
Iran should fear Israel. Yahweh's chosen people.they will CRUSH you.
21. #17 Bushehr plant paralyzed
Cynthia ,   USA   (08.13.11)
This 38 year multi-billion dollar patch job of scrambled technology has been a bust for Iran. The Stuxnet virus keeps evolving and reinventing itself. Job security for those cagey Russian scientists while Iran has no proof of Israel's involvement in Stuxnet. A bit like chasing your tail.
22. #17;Mahmood, YOU LOVE TO DREAM
Mark from Georgia ,   USA   (08.13.11)
You really are ignorant, aren't you? Why do you think that the only R&D lab for Microsoft is in Israel, and has been for well over decade? The computer your using now has Israeli developed software. Israel is so far ahead of Iran in cyber warfare, it's the equivalent of a Qassam rocket to the most advanced cruise missile. So go ahead a brag if that's what your deflated ego needs. On Iran's best day and Israel's worst Iran couldn't penetrate an Israeli home computer, let alone anything important. Your laughable.
23. OH,REALLY MARK?...........................#22
MAHMOOD ,   LONDON-UK   (08.13.11)
You are next to Sarah in writing.6 summers have already passed since Sarah has been predicting what Israel can do.You follow suit with cyber warfare and let us see how far you get................how far have you got so far?Ha! Ha!
24. THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT I ENJOY .....#19
MAHMOOD ,   LONDON-UK   (08.13.11)
From the likes of you.Prediction of aerial raids,excercises to conduct the refueling of aircraft on the so-called journey to Iran and so forth.All that happens on the talk-back coloumns makes me enjoy as well.we march forward in the meantime.Ha!Ha!
25. GRACZEK
DANNY TAWIL ,   ENGLAND   (09.21.11)
GRACSEK I SUGGEST YOU GO AND LIVE IN IRAN, I WILL TELL YOU SOMETHING? YOU HAVE A LOT TO LEARN CHILD
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