Routledge Companion to Global Cyber-Security Strategy

37THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN’S CYBER SECURITY STRATEGY

Challenges in an era of cyber uncertainty

Filiz Katman

Introduction

Cyber security is one of the main areas of comprehensive security approaches that attract global attention. In the cyber era, cyber security has been increasingly located on top in national security agendas. Cyber-attacks on critical institutions have been challenging national security; thus, a comprehensive mechanism is required for countering such technology-based threats. The Islamic Republic of Iran, as a key actor in the Middle East with nuclear capacity, is also targeted in cyber-espionage attacks.

In this chapter the cyber wellness profile of the Islamic Republic of Iran will be evaluated in terms of a comprehensive ...