Iranian cyber attacks are already targeting U.S. organizations. After recent US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, actors linked to Iran have launched digital attacks against American banks, defense contractors, and energy firms. In its June 22 bulletin, the Department of Homeland Security warned of a heightened threat environment and the potential for escalation into critical infrastructure sectors like utilities and transportation.
At Carson & SAINT, we already work with infrastructure operators who face these risks daily. But this is not just an infrastructure issue. The same gaps—unpatched software, misconfigured systems, unmonitored devices—exist in nearly every industry.
What’s happening to infrastructure shows where your systems might be vulnerable, too.
Start With Visibility That Drives Action
Scanning is the easy part. Acting on the results is where most teams get stuck.
Asset lists and dashboards pile up, but they rarely answer the core question: what’s exposed, and what matters most? Our vulnerability management process connects technical findings to business risk and puts remediation on track.
We help teams focus on the exposures that are reachable, high-impact, and tied to critical operations. Where it fits, we use SAINT VRM to streamline scanning, scoring, and tracking, so your team can work from one system instead of jumping between tools.
Visibility only matters if it shrinks your attack surface. This is how you stay ahead of escalating threats.
Test Your Defenses Before Iranian Cyber Attackers Do
According to AP, Iranian cyber actors have already targeted U.S. banks, defense contractors, and oil firms. DHS and CISA’s June 22 bulletin highlights the risk of attacks expanding into utilities and transportation. And Politico confirms that critical networks, from water to energy to communications, are on high alert, even if no new attacks have been publicly confirmed.
These actors are likely scanning broadly, looking for the same gaps: old systems, weak segmentation, unmanaged vendor access. If this describes any part of your network, it’s time to test your defenses.
Start with a vulnerability assessment. Identify exposed services, legacy devices, and permissions that allow too much access.
Then move to penetration testing. Probe for privilege escalation, lateral movement, and misconfigurations, exactly the tactics Iranian actors are known to use, and what we regularly test our clients’ systems for.
Testing shows whether your defenses hold up to attack.
Reinforce the Fixes Before They’re Tested by Force
Scanning tells you what’s exposed. Testing shows what can be reached. But unless controls are hardened, nothing holds.
Security engineering turns findings into long-lasting improvements. That means refining access controls, correcting configuration drift, and hardening protections around your critical assets.
These steps matter now more than ever. Iranian cyber attackers are probing for the same kind of oversights we regularly uncover during assessments—misconfigurations, open services, and over-permissioned accounts. These are the cracks they exploit and the ones you can still close.
Move Faster Than the Threat
Iranian cyber attackers are already active. The risk is documented. The targets are known. What most teams lack is time.
Carson & SAINT helps organizations like yours move fast with the support they need. We step in when internal bandwidth runs thin. We map exposures, test defenses, and fix what needs to hold. Our teams integrate quickly, work from real threat models, and keep efforts focused where risk is highest.
The gaps are there. The threat is scanning. The clock is running.
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