Cyberterrorist messages
A semiotic perspective
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10737638 |
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| Authors | Elizabeth Minei (0000-0003-0816-3990, Baruch College, corresponding author), Jonathan Matusitz (0000-0001-8078-3663, University of Central Florida) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 2013 |
| Issue | 197 |
| Publication date | 2013-01-25 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Semiotica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0037-1998 • E-ISSN: 1613-3692 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/sem-2013-0091 |
| OpenAlex | W2070223142 |
| Language | EN |
This paper provides a semiotic perspective on cyberterrorism and its opportunity to cause maximal damage while using terrorist propaganda. By and large, cyberterrorism refers to the use of the Internet, technology, and computerbased networks against critical infrastructures. A major premise of this paper is that the Internet revolutionizes the way in which cyberterrorists communicate, recruit new members, and advertise propaganda for their cause. In an attempt to shed light on the transition from traditional to modern methods of attack, the authors apply the different levels of Stamper's Semiotic Ladder-morphological, empirical, syntactical, semantic, and pragmatic-to cyberterrorism
Computer security · Epistemology · Perspective (graphical) · Political science · Premise · Semiotics · Sociology · Terrorism · The Internet · World Wide Web · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Intelligence, Security, War Strategy · Law · Philosophy · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
| Highly cited | No |
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