The main responsibility for maintaining security in ICT environments rests with governments

According to Tasnim news agency, Amir Saeed Irvani, ambassador and permanent representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the organization The United Nations gave a speech at the United Nations Security Council meeting with the focus on “Maintaining international peace and security: dealing with emerging threats in the cyberspace”. ) as an essential part of global communication, business and governance, noted that these technologies, while creating many opportunities, also bring emerging threats.

He clarified that dealing with emerging threats in the ICT environment requires an approach It is multilateral, which includes technological, legal and international cooperation strategies. As one of the main targets of cyber attacks, Iran has suffered a lot of damage to its infrastructure, which has significantly disrupted public services and government functions.

Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations He admitted that clear examples of these attacks include Stuxnet and Doku on Iran’s peaceful nuclear facilities and cyber attacks on important industrial infrastructures such as steel, petrochemical, and petrol pumps. is that ICT environments can be used as war tools and damage the infrastructure of countries. The main responsibility for maintaining security and trust in ICT environments rests with governments. The prominent role and active participation of governments in the governance of the ICT environment at the global level, especially in policy and decision-making, should be strengthened and guaranteed. ICT governance should be developed in such a way that it does not affect the rights of governments to determine their development, governance and laws regarding the ICT environment.” Senior diplomats of the Islamic Republic of Iran emphasized the need to develop and implement legal norms “The lack of these norms remains a challenge. Current international laws often do not keep pace with the pace of technological change, and this creates gaps that malicious actors exploit,” added the international mandate to take into account the specific characteristics of the ICT environment. >

He also urged governments not to use ICT developments as tools for economic, political or other coercive measures and to prevent the abuse of ICT-related supply chains under their control and governance.

The ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations emphasized in the end that the ICT environment should be used exclusively for peaceful purposes and the United Nations should play its central role to develop binding legal obligations in order to prevent the destructive use of ICT and Continue to preserve this area for peaceful purposes. have violated