Cyber Terrorism and Information Warfare

Cyberterrorism is the convergence of cyberspace and terrorism.It refers to unlawful attacks and threats of attacks against computersnetworks and the information stored therein when done tointimidate or coerce a government or its people in furtherance ofpolitical or social objectives. Recently terrorist groups have beenconducting more passive forms of information warfare. It isreported that these terrorist groups are using the Internet to conducttheir operations by employing email and file encryption andsteganography as well as conducting web defacement attacks.Information Warfare (IW) has been around since the dawn of war.Information warfare has been and remains a critical element indeciding the outcome of military battles. According to DenningInformation warfare consists of those actions intended to protectexploit corrupt deny or destroy information or informationresources in order to achieve a significant advantage objective orvictory over an adversary. This book discusses the nature andimpact of cyber terrorism with the methods that have proven tobe effective in law enforcement.