The Real Online Terrorist Threat

Fears of a "digital Pearl Harbor"--a cyberattack against critical infrastructure--have so preoccupied Western governments that they have neglected to recognize that terrorists actually use the Internet as a tool for organizing, recruiting, and fundraising. Their online activities offer a w...

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Published in:Foreign affairs (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2006-09, Vol.85 (5), p.115-124
Main Author: Kohlmann, Evan F.
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Antiterrorism measures
Computer hacking
Computer networks
Computer systems
Counterterrorism
Cybercrime
Cyberterrorism
Essays
Explosives
Forecasts and trends
Government bureaucracy
Government policy
Indexing in process
Information and communication technologies
Information sources
Intelligence services
Internet
Internet access
Market trend/market analysis
Militancy
Policy making
Political aspects
Political uses
Prevention
Propaganda
Religious terrorism
Security measures
Suicide bombings
Symbols
Technology application
Terrorism
Terrorists
Threat
U.S.A
Websites
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Summary:Fears of a "digital Pearl Harbor"--a cyberattack against critical infrastructure--have so preoccupied Western governments that they have neglected to recognize that terrorists actually use the Internet as a tool for organizing, recruiting, and fundraising. Their online activities offer a window onto their methods, ideas, and plans.
ISSN:0015-7120
2327-7793
DOI:10.2307/20032074