From car bombs to logic bombs
The growing threat from information terrorism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4087644 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jerrold M Post (0000-0001-8258-5724, George Washington University), Keven G Ruby (0000-0002-3274-5440, Political Research Associates), Eric D Shaw, Eric Shaw (George Washington University) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 97-122 |
| Publication date | 2000-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Terrorism and Political Violence (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0954-6553 • E-ISSN: 1556-1836 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09546550008427563 |
| OpenAlex | W2092523298 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
| References cited | 13 |
The vulnerability of the critical infrastructure has led to increasing concern that it will be the target of terrorist attacks. This article explores definitional aspects of information terrorism and identifies two groups likely to find information terrorism attractive: conventional terrorist groups and information culture groups. As computer sophisticated youth move into the ranks of conventional terrorist groups, the groups will increase their reliance on computer technology, and information terrorism will be incorporated into a hybrid tactical repertoire. Information culture groups, however, confine their attacks to cyberspace. In contrast to the powerful group dynamics of the traditional underground terrorist group, networked groups, particularly information culture terrorists, may only be in contact electronically, and are subject to a radically different group psychology, virtual group dynamics, that significantly affects their decision making and risk taking, and has dangerous security implications
Computer security · Criminology · Cyberspace · Information security · Internet privacy · Political science · Sociology · Terrorism · The Internet · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Intelligence, Security, War Strategy · Law · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
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| Unique citing works | 16 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,7 |
| Citation span | 2003 - 2021 (19) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |