Iran Cyber Strategy

This certification provides an in-depth understanding of Iran's cyber strategy, shaped by a siege mentality, the trauma of Stuxnet and the logic of retaliation. It examines the actors of Iranian cyber power (Revolutionary Guards, Ministry of Intelligence, contractors and hacktivist personas), its destructive operations from Shamoon to the attack that led Albania to break off relations, its espionage against regional rivals, dissidents and Western election campaigns, its domestic control of information through the National Information Network and Internet shutdowns, its influence operations, and the open cyber confrontation with Israel up to the June 2025 war.

• Level: Intermediate
• Duration: 3 h 40 min
• Modules: 5
• Passing score: 70%
• Assessment: Final exam and an online-verifiable certificate

Certification program

1. Foundations: a Besieged Republic Enters Cyberspace — 2 lessons, 38 min
2. Destruction and Retaliation — 2 lessons, 38 min
3. Espionage: from Energy Ministries to Election Campaigns — 2 lessons, 38 min
4. Controlling Information at Home, Influencing Abroad — 2 lessons, 38 min
5. The Shadow War with Israel and the Outlook — 2 lessons, 38 min

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