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Iran is the first out-loud cyberwar the US has fought

(2026/03/09)


Kettle Unlike previous military conflicts, the cyber domain has been front and center since the Trump administration invaded Iran, upending the traditionally quiet role played by hackers in military conflicts.

Join us for our [1]first episode of the relaunched Kettle as host Brandon Vigliarolo discusses the US-Iran war, how it's affecting tech, the outsized role cyber operations are playing in Iran, and whether the tech industry will be affected by the conflict if it drags on.

The episode also touches on Anthropic and the Pentagon, whether CISA cuts mean the US is less safe if threat actors enact revenge for Iran, and more.

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Brandon is joined for this episode by cybersecurity editor Jessica Lyons and systems editor Tobias Mann. You can [3]listen at this link right here , or find us on [4]Apple Podcasts and [5]Spotify ®.

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[1] https://theregisterkettle.riverside.com/e/tech-takes-center-stage-in-the-us-war-with-iran-774f61b4

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[3] https://theregisterkettle.riverside.com/e/tech-takes-center-stage-in-the-us-war-with-iran-774f61b4

[4] https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1882523636

[5] https://open.spotify.com/show/2dlhvWo0GZsNMNKO7PzYrC

[6] https://whitepapers.theregister.com/



I mean

Omnipresent

They are using AI, which is trained on known data right? Drones and things? Cyber is very much public. Cyber is not private:

"Every group has a couple of experts. And every group has at least one
idiot. Thus are balance and harmony (and discord) maintained. It's
sometimes hard to remember this in the bulk of the flamewars that all
of the hassle and pain is generally caused by one or two highly-motivated,
caustic twits."
-- Chuq Von Rospach, about Usenet