Bank of America was the victim of a cyber terrorism attack; although no definitive evidence is available to substantiate that claim. Cyber terror attacks pose a threat against the national security of the United States. In order to fully comprehend the threat that cyber terrorism poses‚ it is essential to understand the background‚ the effects‚ the reality of the threat and the future of cyber terrorism. This assessment examines the reality of the cyber terrorism threat‚ and also questions its validity
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The Threat Cyber terrorism is the world’s newest threat against the United States. The FBI defines cyber terrorism as "The premeditated‚ politically motivated attack against information‚ computer systems‚ computer programs‚ and data which result in violence against noncombatant targets by sub-national groups or clandestine agents" (Elmusharaf‚ 2004). This definition provided by the FBI can be broken down into several layers. The first layer is that of the actors‚ their motives are political in
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paper will examine cyber terrorism and information warfare‚ what has happened in past years and what needs to be done to not only protect our country‚ but us as citizens. According to Cassim‚ “Cyber Terrorism is defined as a premeditated use of disruptive activities‚ or the threat thereof‚ in cyber space‚ with the intention to further social‚ ideological‚ religious‚ political or similar objectives‚ or to intimidate any person in the furtherance of such objectives” (p384). Cyber space is considered
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Terrorism 1 Running Head: TERRORISM: DOMESTIC‚ INTERNATIONAL‚ AND CYBER Terrorism: Domestic‚ International‚ and Cyber Terrorism 2 Abstract Terrorism is one of the most remembered and feared occurrences in the world. Terrorism changes the lives and hearts of everyone that it affects. This paper explores the different types of terrorism‚ who commits the acts‚ how it affects the surrounding world‚ and what can be done to prevent it. This review of the different types of terrorism focuses primarily
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When I think of a cyber threat I am thinking of planes falling. Some new and deadly dieses like the T-virus. All the money in the USA will be worthless. I believe this will be a land of confusion‚ if we have a cyber-attack. Do we have a plan for a cyber terrorism? In Computer Forensics‚ they metation some ways to combating cyberterrorism. They are Presidential Policy Directive 21‚ ICS_CERT‚ Cybersecurity Act of 2012‚ and Executive Order 13636. Presidential Policy Directive 21 is “The Presidential
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Bush‚ Over the past couple of decades America has been fighting against the growing threat of terrorism. As the new millennium unravels‚ the age of the computer dawns the terrorists are beginning to fight on a different mainframe: the computer. The latest threat to U.S. intelligence is not terrorist attacks anymore‚ but cyber terrorism. As your Special Advisor on cyber security and cyber terrorism‚ I can prevent terrorist from all over the world from causing damage to our country. Having worked
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For my term paper‚ I researched on Cyber Terrorism. I believe that Cyber Terrorism is a big problem in our society and may even be a worldwide problem for all humanity today. I want to do my term paper on Cyber Terrorism because I had some personal experience with this sort of terrorism. About a two years ago‚ I encountered a Hacker on America Online. I opened an unknown message in my mailbox that was titled "Free Nude Teens". Then about a couple weeks later‚ we received all sorts of bills that
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Where does it come from? Why is it used? How can we prevent it? What do we fear about Terrorism? Definition of Terrorism Terrorism actually comes from the Latin Word “Fear” x “The Unlawful Use of Force Against Persons or Property to Intimidate or Coerce a Government‚ the Civilian Population‚ or Segment Thereof‚ in the Furtherance of Political or Social Objectives.”(Source FBI) x FALLOUT SHELTER Terrorism Is an unlawful act of violence Intimidates governments or societies Goal is to
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back. The computer‚ her cell phone‚ and now school. The cyber-bullies have stepped out of the screen and into face-to-face contact. With this new kind of bully on the rise and ruthless‚ is she the school’s responsibility? Schools should be held responsible for cyber bullying because the crime extends from the computer to the school setting. Studies indicate that cyber-bullying incidents have quadrupled in past five years (Ross). Cyber-bullying has become a huge issue recently. Every time you
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Cyber Bullying by Mr Bullyproof | Follow Him on Twitter Here It was inevitable with the massive growth of internet and related technologies that cyber bullying would occur. Bullies will hurt their victims through whatever means they find to be effective. With cyber bullying‚ they can give powerful psychological blows to their victims and the resulting effects can last long after the bully has taken their action. http://www.mrbullyproof.com/cyber-bullying MR BULLY PROOF ANTI-BULLYING AND CONFIDENCE
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