ABSTRACT
This research paper is based on cyber-terrorism. Cyber-terrorism is committed by terrorists who perform acts of violence to influence the behavior of those who have different opinions from their own, with the use of computer based systems. The US government has been targeted by various terrorist groups though cyber-attacks. The nature of organizations which employ the use of Data-Controlled Systems enables such threats to have a great impact on organizations. Cyber threats in organizations arise from processes, staff and infrastructure. There is the need for organizations to come up with preventive measures and response systems to cyber-attacks. Inventory management, disaster recovery and incident response are key aspects when dealing …show more content…
Terrorism is the use of violence with the aim to intimidate others based on ideology, politics or religion, without regard for the safety of the public. Terrorists are resorting to acts of violence in order to get back at authorities whom they feel have wronged them or those whom they feel are going contrary to their beliefs. Many terrorist groups have emerged with the most notorious being al Qaeda and Islamic States, which have done recruitments all over the world. Recruits are being lured in with the use of monetary incentives while others are black mailed into these groups. Due to the growth in technology, terrorists have also devised more digital ways of carrying out their attacks [1]. A digitalized mode of terrorism known as cyber-terrorism has been devised. Cyber-terrorism is performed to destroy a computerized network system. These attacks target major corporations causing adverse effects on the corporation and all its stakeholders. Recruitment by terrorists targets the staff at these corporations who have …show more content…
These attacks by hackers have led to the loss of large sums of money as well as exposure of records that are considered confidential. The benefits that are associated with these cyber-attacks are a major factor considered by terrorists when they are choosing their target organizations. Cyber-attacks are a major issue since they can easily go undetected for a while and the damages can prove hard to estimate. Damages related to cyber-attacks have both long term and short term effects. In the case of exposure of personal information such as patient information, the invasion of privacy might lead to stigma, depression and in extreme cases, suicide. Corporations suffer large losses and their reputation is also dragged along. Most of cyber-attacks are inside jobs which are sponsored by states and terrorist
This research paper is based on cyber-terrorism. Cyber-terrorism is committed by terrorists who perform acts of violence to influence the behavior of those who have different opinions from their own, with the use of computer based systems. The US government has been targeted by various terrorist groups though cyber-attacks. The nature of organizations which employ the use of Data-Controlled Systems enables such threats to have a great impact on organizations. Cyber threats in organizations arise from processes, staff and infrastructure. There is the need for organizations to come up with preventive measures and response systems to cyber-attacks. Inventory management, disaster recovery and incident response are key aspects when dealing …show more content…
Terrorism is the use of violence with the aim to intimidate others based on ideology, politics or religion, without regard for the safety of the public. Terrorists are resorting to acts of violence in order to get back at authorities whom they feel have wronged them or those whom they feel are going contrary to their beliefs. Many terrorist groups have emerged with the most notorious being al Qaeda and Islamic States, which have done recruitments all over the world. Recruits are being lured in with the use of monetary incentives while others are black mailed into these groups. Due to the growth in technology, terrorists have also devised more digital ways of carrying out their attacks [1]. A digitalized mode of terrorism known as cyber-terrorism has been devised. Cyber-terrorism is performed to destroy a computerized network system. These attacks target major corporations causing adverse effects on the corporation and all its stakeholders. Recruitment by terrorists targets the staff at these corporations who have …show more content…
These attacks by hackers have led to the loss of large sums of money as well as exposure of records that are considered confidential. The benefits that are associated with these cyber-attacks are a major factor considered by terrorists when they are choosing their target organizations. Cyber-attacks are a major issue since they can easily go undetected for a while and the damages can prove hard to estimate. Damages related to cyber-attacks have both long term and short term effects. In the case of exposure of personal information such as patient information, the invasion of privacy might lead to stigma, depression and in extreme cases, suicide. Corporations suffer large losses and their reputation is also dragged along. Most of cyber-attacks are inside jobs which are sponsored by states and terrorist