Cyberterrorism: The Sum of All Fears?

Weimann, Gabriel

doi:10.1080/10576100590905110

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“…7 After 9/11 Clarke incorporated the concept of the post 9/11 world to continue to advance his agenda. Thus Weimann [42]:133) argues that "Following an October 2001 meeting with high-tech executives, including several from the security firm Network Associates, President Bush appointed Richard Clarke as his first special advisor on cyberspace security. After 11 September, Clarke created for himself the position of cybersecurity czar and continued heralding the threat of cyberattack.…”

Section: State Of Siegementioning

confidence: 97%

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Cyber terrorism: a clear and present danger, the sum of all fears, breaking point or patriot games?

Stohl

2006

Crime Law Soc Change

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Over the past two decades there has developed a voluminous literature on the problem of cyber terrorism. The themes developed by those writing on cyber terrorism appear to spring from the titles of Tom Clancy's fiction, such as Clear and Present Danger, The Sum of All Fears and Breaking Point, or somewhat more cynically, Patriot Games. This essay examines both the gap between the presumed threat and the known cyber terror behaviors and the continuing literature which suggests an attack is imminent. It suggests that at least part of the explanation lies both in the continuing failure to distinguish between what Denning (Activism, hacktivism, and cyber terrorism: The internet as a tool for influencing foreign policy, 1999) referred to as hactivism and cyberterrorism and also the failure to distinguish between the use of digital means for organizational purposes (information, communication, command and control) and the use of digital communications to actually commit acts of terror.

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Section: State Of Siegementioning

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“…Likewise, Weimann argues "from a psychological perspective, two of the greatest fears of modern time are combined in the term 'cyber terrorism' ( [42]:131)." Thomas ([39]:115-116) elaborates further…”

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Cyber terrorism: a clear and present danger, the sum of all fears, breaking point or patriot games?

Stohl

2006

Crime Law Soc Change

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“…Without loss of generality, cyberterrorism is the exploitation of computer network tools to incur malfunction, cripple, or shut down critical infrastructures such as energy, transportation, and government operations [2][3][4][5]. Traditional terrorist or extremist attacks launched devastating attacks in metropolitan areas with deadly explosive materials.…”

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Potential cyberterrorism via a multimedia smart phone based on a web 2.0 application via ubiquitous Wi-Fi access points and the corresponding digital forensics

2010

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Cyberterrorism has become a hotly debated research issue in the past decades because of the convergence of mobile computing powers and the fledging multimedia communication computing capabilities. Cyberterrorism is the exploitation of computer network tools to incur malfunction or shut down critical infrastructures with several keyboard punches, which is dramatically different from traditional terrorism. Due to the ubiquitous multimedia communication tools, they have radically transformed the ways concerning data transmission. Unfortunately, it also incurs unprecedented opportunities for committing cyber crimes that we were not able to foresee two decades ago. Undoubtedly, the mushrooming proliferation of mobile phones spectacularly triggers the information security leakage while most people heavily rely on mobile phones for daily communication. As cybercrime or cyberterrorism surges, digital forensics (DF) of mobile communication devices still enormously lags behind than computer forensics. Hence, in this research paper, we provide a hypothetical case review concerning the DF of a potential cyberterrorist attack that was triggered by a mobile multimedia smart phone utilizing a popular web 2.0 application program via ubiquitous Wi-Fi access points. The corresponding DF of the mobile device was conducted in a step-by-step manner as well as the crime scene reconstruction based on the digital evidence collected, analyzed, and preserved.

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“…17 Studies have indicated that critical infrastructures that include SCADA systems may be vulnerable to a cyberterrorist attack because the infrastructure and the computer systems used are highly complex, making it effectively impossible to eliminate all potential weaknesses. 18 It is believed by many security professionals that a terrorist's ability to control, disrupt, or alter the command and monitoring functions performed by SCADA systems could threaten regional or national security. 19 Cyberterrorism, when considered generally, may be conducted by either state or non-state actors, but the calculus and implications can be quite different for each category.…”

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Deterring and Dissuading Cyberterrorism

Klein¹

2015

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Cyberterrorism, while being written about since the early 2000s, is still not fully understood as a strategic concept and whether such actions can be deterred is hotly contested. Some strategists and policy makers believe that acts of cyberterrorism, especially by non-state actors, may prove to be undeterrable. Yet the leadership of both state and non-state actors tend to act rationally and function strategically, and therefore they can, in fact, be deterred to some degree. Helping to shape the legitimate options following a significant cyberattack, the Law of Armed Conflict has salient considerations for the deterrence of cyberterrorism, particularly the principles of military necessity and lawful targeting. Furthermore, when considered holistically and using all available means, deterrence combined with dissuasion activities can lessen the likelihood of cyberterrorism, while mitigating any consequences should such a cyberattack actually occur.

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Cyberterrorism: The Sum of All Fears?

Cited by 102 publications

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Cyber terrorism: a clear and present danger, the sum of all fears, breaking point or patriot games?

Cyber terrorism: a clear and present danger, the sum of all fears, breaking point or patriot games?

Potential cyberterrorism via a multimedia smart phone based on a web 2.0 application via ubiquitous Wi-Fi access points and the corresponding digital forensics

Deterring and Dissuading Cyberterrorism

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