Talos on the developing situation in the Middle East

Cisco Talos continues to monitor the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. As always, we will be watching closely for any cyber-related incidents that are tied to the conflict. At this time we have not seen any significant cyber impacts, with some small incidents such as web defacements and small-scale distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks occurring. As with any highly fluid or dynamic situation, we are focused on providing our customers with highly accurate and timely intelligence and information.

Iranian groups involved in this conflict have historically operated primarily in the espionage, destructive attack, and hack-and-leak landscapes. We expect these, along with the mentioned activity, to be the most likely avenues in the near term.

Please see the following Talos research into regional actors in this area:

Outlook on cyber activity

The data has thus far supported the belief that this will be a regional war with a large focus on kinetic activity, but that…