Cyber terrorism is the use of (chiefly) information technology to cause harm, and with the intention of terrorizing a target group. Because of the ubiquity of computing resources in all aspects of modern society, global interconnectivity, rapid technological pace, and the availability of disruptive tools, cyber terrorism is an asymmetric (or uneven) threat. Cyber terrorism is not cyber crime, ... [MORE] Information Warfare@ (13) Internet Crime@ (20) 1. Computerworld - Experts: Don't dismiss cyberattack warning - London-based fundamentalist Islamic cleric with ties to Osama bin Laden talks of plans to use the Internet the target the U.S., Israeli and U.K. economies. 2. National Infrastructure Security Co-ordination Centre - NISCC is setup by the UK government to co-ordinate and develop existing work within Government and private sector to defend against electronic attacks. 3. Countering Cyber-Terrorism - a technical workshop at USC - Position Papers on Countering Cyber-Terrorism presented at USC Information Sciences Institute in June 1999 4. Cyber-Terrorism according to cybercrimes.net - An introduction to cyber terrorism: "The crime of "cracking" can escalate into terrorism when an individual "cracks" into a government or military maintained website." 5. Cyber-terrorists wield weapons of mass DISRUPTION - Feb 18, 2000 BBC coverage of US terrorism experts, who claim that terrorists are not just exploring weapons of mass destruction but also weapons of mass disruption. Media coverage of denial of service attacks. 6. Cybercrimes - Cybercrimes committed against: persons, property, government. Details on what to do and how to report it. University of Dayton School of Law. 7. Defending The Nation Against Cyber Attack - November 1998 --Director, National Security Agency 8. Institute for Security Technology Studies (ISTS) - US national center for counter-terrorism technology research, development and assessment at Dartmouth College. Funded by the U.S. Justice Department. 9. Report for Cyber Crime and Terrorism in the 21 st Century - A white paper on the need for coordinated technical response toward information crime and terrorism. 10. The Center for the Study of Technology and Society - National Security - Inexpensive and powerfully destructive weapons are available to more potential enemies than ever before. The Center is a nonprofit research and educational group based in Washington, D.C.

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