What Is Cyberterrorism: New And People Mistake?

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According to the Introduction of Homeland Security textbook, “it has been given that the definitional problems arising around terrorism and cyber security, cyber-terrorism is even more difficult to define” (Oliver, Marion, & Hill. 2015. P.262). Cyberterrorism is new and people mistake because of the various types of attacks that can be used to carry out Cyberterrorism. “The line between warfare, crime, and terrorism is difficult to draw in such a circumstance” (Oliver, Marion, & Hill. 2015. P.264). It is the 21st century where technology is so advanced for online and the threats that arise from the online world. Cyberterrorism is such a gray area because of the cyber attacks that falls into gray areas that can be considered hacking, or cyber

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