Veerasamy, Namosha2009-08-282009-08-282009-04Veerasamy, N. 2009. Conceptual high-level framework of cyberterrorism. International Journal of Information Warfare, Vol. 8(1). pp 1-141445-3312http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3548Copyright: 2009 IJIWUneasiness arises from the possibility of random cyber attacks. In the global information and network warfare battle, cyberterrorism has become a critical concern in that terrorists may seek to strike the innocent and wreak havoc due to dependency on networked communications. However, much misconception exists over what exactly cyberterrorism entails and the role of cybercrime and hacking. A conceptual framework is therefore proposed and focuses on clarifying the field by summarising techniques, objectives, targets and capabilities. The framework strives to provide a more descriptive synopsis of cyberterrorism and form a good baseline to contextually place the area of cyberterorism against the backdrop of other computer and network crime.enCyberterrorismCybercrimeWarfareHackingInformation securityHigh-level frameworkNetwork attacksAttack levelsInternational journal of information warfareCyber attacksNetwork crimeArticleVeerasamy, N. (2009). Conceptual high-level framework of cyberterrorism. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3548Veerasamy, Namosha "Conceptual high-level framework of cyberterrorism." (2009) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3548Veerasamy N. Conceptual high-level framework of cyberterrorism. 2009; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3548.TY - Article AU - Veerasamy, Namosha AB - Uneasiness arises from the possibility of random cyber attacks. In the global information and network warfare battle, cyberterrorism has become a critical concern in that terrorists may seek to strike the innocent and wreak havoc due to dependency on networked communications. However, much misconception exists over what exactly cyberterrorism entails and the role of cybercrime and hacking. A conceptual framework is therefore proposed and focuses on clarifying the field by summarising techniques, objectives, targets and capabilities. The framework strives to provide a more descriptive synopsis of cyberterrorism and form a good baseline to contextually place the area of cyberterorism against the backdrop of other computer and network crime. DA - 2009-04 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Cyberterrorism KW - Cybercrime KW - Warfare KW - Hacking KW - Information security KW - High-level framework KW - Network attacks KW - Attack levels KW - International journal of information warfare KW - Cyber attacks KW - Network crime LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2009 SM - 1445-3312 T1 - Conceptual high-level framework of cyberterrorism TI - Conceptual high-level framework of cyberterrorism UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3548 ER -