Cyber Space

Iran to set up legal VPN operators: Official

TEHRAN, Nov. 11 (MNA) – Secretary of Iran’s Supreme Council of Cyberspace Abolhassan Firouzabadi said Mon. that government-approved Virtual Private Network (VPN) operators will be made available in the country in the near future.

Iran unbeaten by Americans’ all-out war: Passive Defense chief

TEHRAN, Nov. 01 (MNA) – Head of Iran's Passive Defense Organization says the country has successfully warded off the hostilities made by the Americans in different fronts against the Islamic Republic.

People’s privacy must be completely protected in cyberspace: Rouhani

TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has stressed protecting people’s security while ensuring cyberspace security, adding that People’s privacy must be completely protected.

Supreme council reviews Digital Services Development plan

TEHRAN, Oct. 05 (MNA) – At the session of the Supreme Council of Cyberspace chaired by President Rouhani, the Digital Services Development Document was reviewed.

Iran chairs AALCO meeting in China

TEHRAN, Sep.5 (MNA) –The International Law working group of the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization (AALCO) held a session in China on Thursday chaired by Iran.

Iran’s space activities unfazed by US sanctions

TEHRAN, Sep. 05 (MNA) – Head of Iranian Space Agency Morteza Barari said on Thursday that US sanctions do not have any impact on space activities of the country.

‘Dejfa’ detects 19mn cyberattacks on Iran from 24 countries

TEHRAN, Sep. 01 (MNA) – A system working under Iran’s domestic cybersecurity project ‘Dejfa’ has identified 19 million cyberattacks against Iran from 24 countries since its launch in May, according to a report.

ICT min.:

'Smart technology' cannot be sanctioned

TEHRAN, Aug. 06 (MNA) – Minister of Communications and Information Technology (ICT) Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi said on Tue. that smart technology cannot be sanctioned.

President Rouhani

Iran, regional countries should improve cyberspace to fight unilateralism

TEHRAN, Jul. 18 (MNA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani underlined that in a bid to resist against those who are fans of unilateralism in the world, Iran and regional countries should stand beside one another and improve cyberspace.

Iran indigenizes radiosonde production tech

TEHRAN, Jul. 07 (MNA) – Head of Iranian Space Research Center Hossein Samimi said that Iranian experts have achieved the know-how for producing radiosonde devices in the country.

Iran, China agree to jointly counter cyber threats

TEHRAN, Jul. 05 (MNA) – Top Iranian and Chinese ICT officials have agreed to establish a joint workgroup to tackle the threats from cyber attacks.

Iran, among top 10 active countries in cyberspace field

TEHRAN, Jul. 01 (MNA) – Managing Director of the Museum of Islamic Revolution and Holy Defense Ali Asghar Jafari said Monday that Islamic Republic of Iran is among top 10 countries in the field of cyberspace technology.

All cyberattacks against Iranian targets foiled: ICT minister

TEHRAN, Jun. 24 (MNA) – Minister of Communications and Information Technology Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi said on Monday that the country's security shields have been able to neutralize all cyberattacks against Iranian targets so far.

NCC pursues measures taken by ‘Google’, ‘Instagram’ on Iran legally

TEHRAN May 08 (MNA) – Deputy Head of National Center for Cyberspace Amir Khorakian said on Wednesday that Islamic Republic of Iran follows up measures taken by ‘Apple’, ‘Google’ and ‘Instagram’ against the country within the framework of legal and international rules.

Iran, Iraq call for joint coop. in space technology

TEHRAN, Jan. 22 (MNA) – Iranian ICT Minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi and his Iraqi counterpart have called for broadening joint cooperation in space and information technology (IT) on Tuesday.

Rouhani urges youths to be more active in cyberspace to foil enemies’ plots

TEHRAN, Jan. 09 (MNA) – The Supreme Council of Cyberspace convened for a session on Wednesday chaired by President Hassan Rouhani.

72-seat aircraft manufacturing underway

TEHRAN, Jan. 07 (MNA) – Secretary of Headquarter for Development of Aeronautics Technology of Iran’s Vice-Presidency for Science and Technology Manouchehr Manteghi said that manufacturing 72-seat aircraft is underway in cooperation with domestic experts and engineers.

By: Ehsan Kiankhah

Cyber governance, concept and necessity

TEHRAN, Jan. 02 (MNA) – Cyberspace is a place for recreation, entertainment, marketing and interaction. Cyberspace becomes the main concern of people everywhere in any position from personal usage to political decisions. 

Over 1mn active websites with Iranian domain names on internet

TEHRAN, Dec. 16 (MNA) – According to the latest figures, there are more than 1 million websites registered with an Iranian domain name on the internet, with ‘.ir’ domain name in the lead.

Instagram should have representative in Iran: official

TEHRAN, Dec. 02 (MNA) – Secretary of Iran's Supreme Council of Cyberspace said that it is essential for Instagram to have a responsive representative in Iran.

5th domestic cyber defense exhibition kicks off in Tehran

TEHRAN, Dec. 02 (MNA) – The 5th exhibition of domestic cyber defense industry kicked off today at Tehran’s Permanent International Fairground, in a ceremony attended by Brigadier General Gholamreza Jalali, the head of Iran's Passive Defense Organization.

Basij cmdr. urges Basijis to plan for more active role in cyberspace

TEHRAN, Dec. 01 (MNA) – The Commander of Iran's Basij Resistance Force Gholamhossein Gheybparvar has called on the Basiji forces to have a more active presence in the cyberspace.

Iran repulses Israel’s cyberattack on its telecom. infrastructure

TEHRAN, Nov. 05 (MNA) – The board chairman of Iran’s Telecommunication Infrastructure Company (TIC) said that the company has repulsed a cyberattack launched from the Israeli regime against some of the telecommunication infrastructure.

ICT min. calls ISO for defining standards in social media

TEHRAN, Oct. 04 (MNA) – Iran’s ICT Minister Mohammad Javad Azari-Jahromi proposed defining standards in social media to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

Iran’s mobile internet speed exceeds global average

TEHRAN, Sep. 04 (MNA) – According to the latest figures published on a global ranking website, the mobile internet speed in Iran has exceeded the global average, placing it at the 58th place.

Tehran to host 15th intl. conf. on cryptology

TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) – Tehran will be hosting the 15th International ISC (Iranian Society of Cryptology) Conference on Information Security and Cryptology (ISCISC) late August.

Deputy ICT min.:

Persian content in cyberspace hits significant growth

TEHRAN, Aug. 04 (MNA) – Deputy Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (ICT) Rasoul Saraeian reported a significant increase in Persian content production in cyberspace.