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Assessing and Responding to the Cyberterrorism Threat

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Terrorist Use of Cyberspace and Cyber Terrorism: New Challenges and Responses, Pages: 200 - 209

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This chapter examines the convergence of two of today’s most pressing security challenges: international terrorism; and, cyberattack. Drawing on both published research and a survey of the global research community, the chapter shows that, whilst the majority opinion is that cyberterrorism is a (cur...

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Published in: Terrorist Use of Cyberspace and Cyber Terrorism: New Challenges and Responses
Published: IOS Press 2015
Online Access: http://ebooks.iospress.nl/volume/terrorist-use-of-cyberspace-and-cyber-terrorism-new-challenges-and-responses
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