Cyberspace and Terrorist Organizations

dc.creator	Einav Yogev
dc.creator	Gabi Siboni
dc.creator	Yoram Schweitzer
dc.date	2011-12-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T20:09:29Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T20:09:29Z
dc.identifier	2307-793X
dc.identifier	2307-8634
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/3eae4996a9e94e9393eaddc5f9454dff
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/9027
dc.identifier.uri	https://doaj.org/article/3eae4996a9e94e9393eaddc5f9454dff
dc.description	The use of cyberspace as a primary warfare arena between enemies or hostile nations has always been fertile ground for fantasy and lurid scenes on the silver screen. However, cyberspace is rapidly becoming a genuine central arena for future wars and hostile actions undertaken by various types of adversaries. These may include terrorist organizations, although until now they have relied primarily on physical violence to promote their own goals and those of their sponsors. In light of such threats, many nations in the West have in recent years established special authorities to use innovative technological means to prepare for war-like actions against strategic infrastructure targets. This essay focuses on an analysis of the factors that are likely to make terrorist organizations use cyber tools to perpetrate attacks on critical infrastructures of sovereign institutions and symbols, commercial and industrial infrastructures and systems, and public civilian targets. In addition, it examines the question of whether the threat is actual and imminent, or whether it is a far-fetched possibility that surfaces from time to time in the general discourse on the subject.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Institute for National Security Studies
dc.relation	http://d26e8pvoto2x3r.cloudfront.net/uploadimages/import/(file)1333532806.pdf
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2307-793X
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2307-8634
dc.rights	CC BY
dc.source	Military and Strategic Affairs, Vol 3, Iss 3, Pp 39-47 (2011)
dc.subject	cyberspace
dc.subject	warfare
dc.subject	cyber attack
dc.subject	cyber offense
dc.subject	terrorism
dc.subject	terrorist organization
dc.subject	jihadist
dc.subject	terrorist attack
dc.subject	intelligence
dc.subject	technology
dc.subject	Military Science
dc.subject	U
dc.subject	DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Military Science
dc.subject	U
dc.subject	DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Military Science
dc.subject	U
dc.subject	Military Science
dc.subject	U
dc.subject	Military Science
dc.subject	U
dc.title	Cyberspace and Terrorist Organizations
dc.type	Article