Ep. 37 - Emennet Pasargad Exposed: How Iran’s IRGC Cyber Unit Targets Organizations — and How to Stop Them

Emennet Pasargad is one of the most active and aggressive Iranian cyber threat groups operating today — tied directly to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Cyber Electronic Command.

In this episode of Cyber Resilience Brief, SafeBreach Senior Sales Engineer Adrian Culley breaks down who Emennet Pasargad really is, how they operate through shell companies and phishing campaigns, and why their tactics pose both cybersecurity and geopolitical risks.

You’ll learn how this Iranian nation-state group abuses email, malware delivery, and command-and-control infrastructure — and why traditional security awareness training isn’t enough. More importantly, we explore how adversary emulation, continuous control validation, and real-world attack simulation can help organizations identify gaps, harden defenses, and stop IRGC-linked attacks before they cause damage.

Key topics include:

• Who Emennet Pasargad is and their ties to the IRGC

• Common tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), including phishing and lateral movement

• The difference between cyber simulation vs. adversary emulation

• How organizations can proactively defend against Iranian cyber threats

• Why continuous cyber resilience testing is now a regulatory and business imperative

For more information on protective measures against Iranian threat actors, check out our SafeBreach blog post.