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13670353257?profile=RESIZE_400xThe article below is an analysis and follow-up to the analysis titled ‘Intrusion into Middle East Critical National Infrastructure’ (full report here), conducted by the FortiGuard Incident Response Team (FGIR)[1], which investigated a long-term cyber intrusion targeting critical national infrastructure (CNI) in the Middle East.

The Fortinet report revealed that threat actors had installed numerous web shell servers on the compromised system.  In this follow-up, analysts conducted a deep analysis

13590957491?profile=RESIZE_400xIn the modern theatre of conflict, cyber warfare has emerged as a pivotal front, where states flex their technological prowess to assert dominance and counteract adversarial threats.  Iran, a nation deeply entrenched in geopolitical struggles, finds itself as both a perpetrator and a target in this digital battleground.  Recent cyber campaigns targeting Iran have sought to undermine its critical infrastructure, destabilize its economic systems, and disrupt its strategic ambitions.  These operati

9822278874?profile=RESIZE_400xCybersecurity threats, risks and challenges are often different depending on various international locations.  Cyber-attack targets vary based on local resources and means to exploit vulnerabilities.  Cyber criminals and nation-state attackers zero in on specific nations, companies and organizations for varying incentives.   Additionally, the COVID-19 pandemic amplified and intensified cybersecurity threats.  Since 2019, attackers have launch remote work-enabled attacks or social engineering att