Here's your Forbes Daily Briefing for Wednesday, June 25th.

Today on Forbes, U.S. and Israel should prepare for destructive Iranian cyber attacks,

ex-intel officer says.

In the aftermath of American strikes against multiple Iranian nuclear sites over the weekend,

the country retaliated with strikes on Israel,

and on Monday on a U.S. base in Qatar, where no casualties were reported.

On Tuesday morning, a ceasefire was confirmed by all sides, though Israel quickly accused Iran

of breaking it. But longer term, in lieu of a nuclear bomb or significant firepower in the face of

U.S. and Israeli military might, Iran may turn to cyber attacks. The country has a, quote,

robust cyber apparatus, according to Sanaaz Yashar, a former intelligence officer in Israel,

who fled Iran as a teenager and now runs a

cybersecurity startup. Iran's cyber program is spread across three different agencies,

the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, or IRGC, the Ministry of Intelligence, and the Ministry

of Defense. Yashar expects Iran's cyber offensive units to respond soon with, quote,

quick and dirty operations, which will be disruptive but not catastrophic.

In the longer term, she added, quote, there will be investment in destructive cyber capabilities

because they're, quote, impactful and deniable.

On Sunday, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security warned of an increased risk of cyber

attacks either from Iran-friendly hacktivist groups or from the Iranian regime itself.

U.S. cyber infrastructure, however, may not be adequately prepared because of staff losses at the

DHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency, or SISA, which currently lacks a permanent director.

The agency has been bleeding talent since many of its leadership, including former director Jen

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