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Exploitation of Information and Communication Technology by Terrorist Organisations
Written by Steven Watson
Almost every new technology developed has brought great benefits attached with some risks. To each ‘technology’, there is an ‘anti- technology’, making it a double edged weapon. But whatever be the risks, the progress just carries on, and new methods are found to tackle the risks. The phenomenal growth of […]
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Terrorism and the Internet: New Media – New Threat?
Written by Steven Watson
The internet is a powerful political instrument, which is increasingly employed by terrorists to forward their goals. The five most prominent contemporary terrorist uses of the net are information provision, financing, networking, recruitment, and information gathering. This article describes and explains each of these uses and follows up with examples. […]
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Cyberspace – A New Medium for Communication, Command, and Control by Extremists
Written by Steven Watson
Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are extending the arena within which extremists and terrorists operate. Among the most active participants are Islamists and the Far Right, whose increasingly networked formats are enhanced by such technologies. These provide them with new benefits: interconnectivity; anonymity; cheapness; power enhancement; new audiences. [issuu width=420 […]
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Cyber Operations and National Security: A Panel Discussion
Written by Steven Watson
Experts in cyber security and defense policy discuss one of the major emerging security challenges of the new century.
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Emerging Internet Security Threats: Spring 2009
Written by Steven Watson
Examining attack patterns that have included the use of email as a gateway for fraud, the mighty power of network bots, the fertile ecosystem for web-based attacks, and the increased precision of modern attacks. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3WlWMj-xEU
