Iranian operation to target VPNs

    Date: 
    11 June 2012

    Iran's cyber police force is poised to launch a new crackdown on software that lets many Iranians circumvent the regime's Internet censorship. In Iran, 20-30% of internet users get around state censorship through the use of either VPNs or IP proxy software, but they are being increasingly hemmed in by more sophisticated measures being deployed by officials.