Iran ramps up ‘cyberwar’ capacity
Democracy Digest / DD
21-Mar-2012 (3 comments)

Iran has ramped up its capacity to engage in cyber warfare with the creation of a new Supreme Council of Cyberspace and a 120,000-strong ‘cyber army’ trained by the powerful Revolutionary Guard Corps.

“Iran hasn’t been shy about its bids to monitor, filter and block content on the Internet,” Farnaz Fassihi writes. “Now it has taken the next leap, turning online censorship into an institution …launching what amounts to a centralized command structure for online censorship.”

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called today for respect for human rights and freedom of expression in Iran, in a statement to mark Nowruz, the Persian New Year.

“The people of the United States join you in welcoming the opportunities of this New Year and the possibilities for strengthening ties of family and friends,” she said. “And as we face new challenges, we remain committed to our support for universal human rights and the freedom of expression — rights that promote peace and progress.”

But the IRGC’s PR unit announced that it had recruited 120,000 ”cultural soldiers in the past three years to combat ‘a soft cyber war’... >>>

vildemose

The 120,000 strong cyber army

by vildemose on Wed Mar 21, 2012 04:05 PM PDT

Tabrik!


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G. Rahmanian

No matter what!

by G. Rahmanian on Thu Mar 22, 2012 03:56 PM PDT

No matter what, IR will implode from within!


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Anonymous Observer

119,999 of them are on IC posting as Iranian patriots

by Anonymous Observer on Thu Mar 22, 2012 06:47 AM PDT

and defenders of Palestine!


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