{"id":16709,"date":"2020-07-24T23:12:52","date_gmt":"2020-07-24T21:12:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=16709"},"modified":"2020-07-24T23:12:55","modified_gmt":"2020-07-24T21:12:55","slug":"remarks-by-theresa-payton-free-iran-global-summit-july-17-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/annual-gathering\/grand-gathering-2020\/2020\/07\/remarks-by-theresa-payton-free-iran-global-summit-july-17-2020\/16709\/","title":{"rendered":"Remarks by Theresa Payton\u2013Free Iran Global Summit, July 17, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<!--?xml encoding=\"UTF-8\"--><html><body><p>Given the novel <a aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/t\/iran-coronavirus-crisis1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">coronavirus <\/a>outbreak, the Iranian opposition National Council of Resistance of Iran (<a aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NCRI<\/a>) held its last conference titled \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/2020\/07\/17\/live-freeiran2020-global-summit-iran-rising-up-for-freedom-resistance-units-key-to-victory\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Free Iran Global Summit 2020<\/a>\u201d online on July 17. The NCRI managed to connect 30,000 locations in 104 countries, an unprecedented event since the beginning of the world\u2019s health crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Iranian opposition virtually hosted hundreds of prominent dignitaries from across the globe. They announced their support for the Iranian people\u2019s desire for freedom, justice, equality, and the rule of law. Among the attendants was Ms. Theresa Payton, CEO of Fortalice LLC, Cybersecurity and Intelligence.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Theresa Payton\u2019s remarks to the Free Iran Global Summit \u2013 July 17, 2020\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nM209C9dMeI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As a cybersecurity expert, Ms. Payton explained how the Iranian regime spreads disinformation and fake news on social media. Iran\u2019s goal is to drive positive news about the regime in cyberspace. They wish to influence the media to discredit the opposition, the <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MEK<\/a> [Mojahedin-e Khalq]. Tehran promotes fake news about its nuclear program, tries to portray its intervention in Syria and Iraq as a humanitarian. Full remarks of Ms. Payton follow as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHello, and thank you for having me today. I am so honored to be a part of the agenda. I want to use my time to inform and engage you in the cyber domain and what actions we must all take on behalf of the citizens of\u00a0Iran. We can change their future and the world\u2019s future and see a <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/category\/activities-outside-iran\/annual-gathering\/grand-gathering-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">free Iran<\/a> soon.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Warren Buffet says cyber warfare is the greatest threat to mankind, even\u00a0more so\u00a0than <a aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iranfocus.com\/en\/component\/tags\/tag\/iran-nuclear\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">nuclear\u00a0weapons<\/a>. He\u2019s correct. We\u2019re under siege, deep in the middle of a new type of war. And in an increasingly interconnected world where nearly all adults have access to robust devices in their pockets, the next frontier of security isn\u2019t physical, it\u2019s digital. As\u00a0daunting\u00a0as the thought of nuclear wars, bombs, and bullets are, the hacking of systems and the manipulation of our minds are equally alarming threats.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\u00a0Iranian\u00a0regime is at the forefront of the actors in cyber warfare and we must stop it. The current Iranian regime uses a mix of cyber\u00a0intrusions, digital manipulation\u00a0campaigns, and <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iran-state-sponsor-terrorism\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">terrorist activities<\/a> or threat of such as their key strategy for maintaining the regime\u2019s operational status quo and to improve their standing on the world\u2019s stage and suppress their citizenry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Iran has probed, surveilled, and in some cases successfully attacked the critical infrastructure of countries around the globe including the United States. Iran\u2019s regime also hides behind cyber operatives and fake personas. They can pretend to be our neighbors and fellow citizens. They are inside our digital infrastructure and inside our social media. And during this pandemic, <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/t\/iran-coronavirus-crisis1\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">COVID-19<\/a>, social media is the\u00a0replacement\u00a0for the\u00a0town\u00a0square for socializing.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s examine how they leverage the cyber\u00a0domain to maintain control. In Iran, the crackdown on <a aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/peoples-mojahedin-pmoi-mek-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">opposition<\/a> and the media are enforced by the government. Their documented history includes arrests, executions, and filtering all news through state-run media or even turning off internet access for its own citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Theresa-Payton-1-1024x638.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16712\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/hello-elementor\/images\/broken-image-placeholder.gif';this.srcset='https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/hello-elementor\/images\/broken-image-placeholder.gif';\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Theresa-Payton-1-1024x638.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Theresa-Payton-1-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Theresa-Payton-1-768x479.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Theresa-Payton-1-750x468.jpg 750w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Theresa-Payton-1-1140x711.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Theresa-Payton-1.jpg 1224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>They also suppress and digitally track the\u00a0opposition\u00a0and even the objective reporters. The Iranian regime uses a mix of these heavy-handed tactics along with subtler, more covert attacks or manipulation campaigns on social media to spread <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/2018\/11\/01\/coordinated-disinformation-mek\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">disinformation<\/a> and fake news at a velocity and scale that would have been unheard of before the\u00a0digital age.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As I wrote about in my new book, Manipulated,\u00a0Iran\u2019s goal is to drive positive news about its current regime, often manipulating its own people to ensure undying support for the mullahs, ideological and\u00a0international\u00a0political\u00a0interests. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\u00a0cyber operatives acting on behalf of the Iranian regime seek to blunt the media\u2019s ability to investigate their false dealings. They also wish to co-opt the media narrative into shoring up their reputations at home and abroad to support their interests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Iran has been using social media influence operations to discredit the pro-democracy movement, mainly the MEK, to their own citizens for years. Case in point, Iran promoted\u00a0fake\u00a0news relating to the Iran nuclear deal trying to persuade the world that their nuclear program existed solely for peaceful use and that its military involvements in countries such as Yemen, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iranfocus.com\/en\/iran-a-neighbours\/iraq-mainmenu-29\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Iraq<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iranfocus.com\/en\/iran-a-neighbours\/syria\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Syria<\/a>, were humanitarian.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The theocracy of Iran attempts to interfere with the public and political sentiments within other countries using their manipulation machine to stoke anti-Semitic, anti-Saudi, anti-American, and anti-Western narratives and stir up negative actions and emotions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reuters <a aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-cyber-iran-specialreport\/special-report-how-iran-spreads-disinformation-around-the-world-idUSKCN1NZ1FT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">exposed <\/a>in 2018 more than 70 Iranian web sites run out of Tehran that pretended to be local news organizations in other countries. The expos\u00e9\u00a0found the sites were written in over 16\u00a0languages, including English, Arabic, Spanish, and Persian, to ensure readers that they would find their propaganda believable and hiding behind fake personas that look like news outlets, nonprofits, and grassroots organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Iran is known to block web sites, social media networks, censor and track mobile connectivity, threaten and socially engineer reporters, meddle with access to internet-based encrypted messaging platforms, or restrict speeds or remove access to the internet altogether.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the internet becomes more\u00a0ubiquitously\u00a0available, the authoritarian regime of Iran scrambles to find ways to ensure they increase their influence over their citizens.\u00a0That is why the Iranian people\u00a0and protesters are becoming more creative and technical in using internet to get their voices heard globally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is our call to action.\u00a0Fundamentally, the United States must step up to address the cyber\u00a0domain issues with the same level of concern\u00a0appropriate\u00a0to the next Manhattan Project, harnessing a combination of government resources, national lab research, private sector industry expertise, and collaboration with educational institutions. We will never find a solution to a free Iran or safety from the regime\u2019s mix of citizen oppression, cyber\u00a0intrusions, and terrorism without dedicating ourselves to a bold new approach.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I offer a few steps;<br><strong>Step one<\/strong>, we need a comprehensive strategy across countries and the private sector to enable the citizens of Iran to achieve a free Iran.<br><strong>Step two<\/strong>, we need to ensure that the people of Iran can share in real-time threats that could have an impact on their anti-regime protests and call for democracy.<br><strong>Step three<\/strong>, through financial backing, expert advice, traditional media bombardment, and yes, now, social media influence\u00a0campaigns, the United States and other countries could use an amplification\u00a0campaign\u00a0to bypass the Iranian regime to promote <a aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/viewpoints\/iran-regime-change\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">regime change<\/a> by the Iranian people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We must quickly evaluate the effectiveness of diplomatic measures and set up a threat hunting team that aggressively searches for adversarial activity from the Iranian regime, especially those targeting the opposition.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step four,<\/strong> act. We can\u2019t allow excuses anymore. This is the crisis of our time. If a\u00a0coalition\u00a0of international policymakers, technology, and citizens act now the overall future for the people of Iran and the world will take a more positive and different course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As George Washington wrote from Mount Vernon in 1799, \u201coffensive operations oftentimes is the surest, if not the only in some cases, means of defense.\u201d Thank you for having me. I\u2019m honored to share these ideas and a call to action with you.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Given the novel coronavirus outbreak, the Iranian opposition National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) held its last conference titled \u201cFree Iran Global Summit 2020\u201d online on July 17. The NCRI managed to connect 30,000 locations in 104 countries, an unprecedented event since the beginning of the world\u2019s health crisis. 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