NCRI Staff
NCRI - Many Australian universities have been targeted by Iranian hackers in recent months, according to cyber security firm Crowd Strike in their 2018 Global Threat Report, and these attacks are now being investigated.
Prior to the Monday release of the report, Michael Sentonas, CrowdStrike’s vice president for technology, toldjournalists: "There are a lot of things that are happening that are driving a lot of attacks… Obviously Iran has a specific interest in Saudi Arabia. There's a number of diplomatic disputes. Iran, heavily embargoed, want access to a lot of intellectual property they may not necessarily be able to get. There are groups that are linked [to Iran] and are seeking for a lot of that information.”
He continued: "There's been a number of universities in Australia, over the last two to three months that have been targeted, with adversaries looking to get intellectual property that would be of benefit to certain groups and government departments in Iran. We've been directly impacted by that, and there's a number of investigations going on across the country."
This should not be surprising. Cyber attacks are a key element in the Iranian Regime’s foreign policy, national security and long-term strategic agenda, because it allows the Regime to attack its enemies while minimising retaliation.
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