Many people fear that the death of Iranian General Qassim Suleimani could lead to a cyberwar between the U.S. and Iran. To those I say; where have you been for the past two years? In May of 2018, I predicted the beginning of the first world cyberwar which could draw in countries from throughout the region and the world. I made this prediction based on the fact that Iran had upped the ante by launching an attack on Saudi Arabia’s Aramco in 2017. Others may claim that the preliminary battle in this cyberwar began with the U.S.-Israel Stuxnet attack on Iran in 2010. That doesn’t really matter much because there seems no denying that we are now in the midst of a cyberwar.
But hasn’t this all changed after Iran’s fake attack on U.S. bases in Iraq? Haven’t they got the revenge they were looking for? The truth is that this attack only showed that Iran wants nothing to do with a direct confrontation with the U.S. This attack was only undertaken to sate the hunger for revenge that the government had provoked in the Iranian people. That said, Iran will not suddenly halt their decade’s long commitment to terrorism. They will still employ their proxy groups and individuals to do their dirty work. They will still engage in disruptive cyber attacks. They will use the cyber vector because they can hide behind attribution if they want. They may even hope that this recent faux attack will cause targeted organizations in the U.S. to let their guards down, feeling that the worst has passed. In fact, since the missile attack on the bases, the New York Times has reported ..
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