Iran Calls for International Cooperation against Cyber Terrorism

Deputy Attorney General Abdul-Samad Khorramabadi says terrorist organizations use two types of terrorism in the cyberspace, namely “traditional terrorism” and “new cyber terrorism.

Iran has suffered from both types of terrorism in recent years because of the illegal activity of some foreign social networks, he noted, speaking at a specialized meeting of Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Russia.

According to a report by Fars News Agency, Khorramabadi stressed that further judicial cooperation is needed to counter such cybercrimes.

“Creating an interactive security system to facilitate communication between prosecutors across the member states, setting up judicial and police agreements, setting up a computerised system for prompt inquiry on cyber terrorism, and harmonising national laws and regulations regarding cybercrimes are the essential ways to enhance the judicial cooperation of the member states of SCO.”

Representatives from Russia, China, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, India, the Islamic Republic of Iran, and South Africa addressed the summit and expressed their concerns about the use of the Internet for terrorist activities, recruitment and financing of terrorism.