U.S. HELPS ALLIES TRYING TO BATTLE IRANIAN HACKERS.

INTERNATIONAL cooperation on counterterrorism; CYBERTERRORISM; MIDDLE East-United States relations; ASIA-United States relations; NATIONAL security; PREVENTION of computer hacking; CYBER intelligence (Computer security); IRAN-United States relations; SAUDI Aramco (Company)

The article discusses the U.S.'s efforts to work with Middle Eastern and Asian countries to prevent computer hacking perpetrated by Iran and North Korea. The author looks at the U.S. Defense Department's policies centered on computer network security and national digital security. Topics include cyberterrorism policies directed by U.S. President Barack Obama, and alleged Iranian computer hacking against Saudi Arabia oil producer Saudi Aramco and South Korean banking and media companies.