Massive explosions have rocked key military sites in Tehran during the past week, and the Islamic Republic is finally fessing up about the damage and pointing fingers at Israel.
'Frustration with the [Iranian] regime's failures is rising,' which could 'lead [it] to take more aggressive action in order to distract their citizens with an external conflict,' said former head of IDF intelligence Amos Yadlin.
Israel's counter cyber strike was a clear Israeli message to Iran, 'Don't you dare touch civilian systems,' said Amos Yadlin, former head of military intelligence.
Anonymous officials believe the attack was launched in response to Iran's attempt to breach the command-and-control systems of Israeli water and sewage facilities.
The IDF and US Cyber Command last week held their fourth Cyberdome exercise, preparing for cyber-attacks from hackers threatening the national security of both countries.
While hackers already know how to control cars remotely using internet-enabled systems, Israeli tech wizards have developed new defenses to stop these criminals in their tracks.
"I welcome you to come to Israel. You couldn’t have come to a better place for cybersecurity. We want your business," Netanyahu told an international conference on the subject.
Hackers group Anonymous has had very limited success with #OpIsrael, an annual campaign to carry out a cyber-Holocaust and remove Israel from the internet.