Cybersecurity Risks Amid Rising Iran–U.S. Tensions

This advisory warns of elevated cyber risk from Iran-affiliated actors following regional military escalation, outlines historical destructive and espionage campaigns (including PLC/ICS compromises, wiper malware, and DDoS), enumerates commonly exploited CVEs and targeted product classes (VPNs, firewalls, ICS), and provides recommended mitigations such as patching, reducing ICS exposure, blocking risky RMM/Telegram use, and enhancing monitoring.