{"id":219207,"date":"2026-03-02T17:13:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T22:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/02\/cybersecurity-experts-speak-on-possible-threats-of-iranian-retaliation-whio-tv-7-and-whio-radio\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T17:40:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T22:40:14","slug":"cybersecurity-experts-speak-on-possible-threats-of-iranian-retaliation-whio-tv-7-and-whio-radio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/02\/cybersecurity-experts-speak-on-possible-threats-of-iranian-retaliation-whio-tv-7-and-whio-radio\/","title":{"rendered":"Cybersecurity experts speak on possible threats of Iranian retaliation \u2013 WHIO TV 7 and WHIO Radio"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cybersecurity experts speak on possible threats of Iranian retaliation \u2013 WHIO TV 7 and WHIO Radio<\/a><\/p>\n

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Publish Date: 2026-03-02 17:13:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.whio.com<\/a><\/p>\n

DAYTON \u2014 As the Iranians have already retaliated against the United States and Israeli-led strikes, cybersecurity professionals say that could go beyond traditional warfare. <\/p>\n

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News Center 7\u2019s John Bedell talks to two cybersecurity professionals about the possible retaliation LIVE on News Center 7 at 6:00. <\/p>\n

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\u201cI think that our anticipation should be that Iran will try to probably launch some cyber-attacks likely against infrastructure,\u201d Grant Neeley said. <\/p>\n

Neeley is the Director of the Center for Cybersecurity and Data Intelligence at the University of Dayton. <\/p>\n

News Center 7\u2019s John Bedell heard similar insight from Luke Connolly, a ransomware threat intelligence analyst, about a possible Iranian response. <\/p>\n

\u201cAnd that might be power, water, communications. There might be attacks on financial institutions. Certainly, it\u2019s reasonable to expect that there may be attacks on government operations and military operations,\u201d Connolly said. <\/p>\n

Both men said there could be a different set of concerns for individuals. <\/p>\n

Neeley said there could be bad actors, not necessarily Iran or its proxies, but ransomware criminals who might exploit the sense of urgency created by the conflict. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe normal attacks that we hear about, but maybe couched a little differently and praying on the fear that some people might have about if the war gets larger and what things might be at risk,\u201d Neeley said. <\/p>\n

News Center 7\u2019s John Bedell asked both cybersecurity experts about things people can do to protect their devices, information, and money. <\/p>\n

\u201cTake a minute and slow down and don\u2019t just click that link,\u201d Neeley said. <\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019d want to be wary of anything coming in, in the form of email or text that looks somewhat suspect. And for businesses, look for any unusual activity on their computers or on their networks that may indicate there has been a breach of some sort,\u201d Connolly said. <\/p>\n

\u201cThink about it and be…<\/p>\n

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