Veerasamy, Namosha2009-04-242009-04-242009-03Veerasamy, N. 2009. Towards a Conceptual Framework for Cyber-terrorism. 4th International Conference on Information Warfare and Security. Cape Town, South Africa; 26-27 March 2009, pp 10978-906638-00-9http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3335Copyright: 2009 This is the author's version of the work. Not for redistribution, for profit or commercial advantageTerrorism has entered a new wave in that the latest battleground to emerge is cyberspace. Cyber-terrorism reflects a current concern in the way terrorists will seek to strike the innocent and wreak havoc. Since explosives are no longer the only means to bring a system down, many are uneasy about random cyber attacks that could leave us with difficult conditions due to the disruption of critical services. As a result of our increased dependency on networked communications, the outcomes of such interruptions could be quite disastrous. Cyber-terrorism is an aspect of cybercrime that has thus become a growing interest in this the Digital Age. Various hacking and computer intrusion scenarios could possibly play a critical role in cyber-terrorism. In the global battle of information and network warfare, cyber-terrorism has become a more dominant force. However, much misconception exists over what exactly cyber-terrorism entails. Media has sensationalised the possibility of cyber-terrorism attacks causing great havoc. Images of eccentric activists taking down critical infrastructures like power stations or railway lines bombard us. Many live in fear of the possibility of vital resources being taken downenCyber-terrorismCyber-crimeWarfareHackingInformation warfareTerrorismCyber-spaceCyber-warfareConference PresentationVeerasamy, N. (2009). Towards a Conceptual Framework for Cyber-terrorism. 4th International Conference on Information Warfare and Security. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3335Veerasamy, Namosha. "Towards a Conceptual Framework for Cyber-terrorism." (2009): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3335Veerasamy N, Towards a Conceptual Framework for Cyber-terrorism; 4th International Conference on Information Warfare and Security; 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3335 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Veerasamy, Namosha AB - Terrorism has entered a new wave in that the latest battleground to emerge is cyberspace. Cyber-terrorism reflects a current concern in the way terrorists will seek to strike the innocent and wreak havoc. Since explosives are no longer the only means to bring a system down, many are uneasy about random cyber attacks that could leave us with difficult conditions due to the disruption of critical services. As a result of our increased dependency on networked communications, the outcomes of such interruptions could be quite disastrous. Cyber-terrorism is an aspect of cybercrime that has thus become a growing interest in this the Digital Age. Various hacking and computer intrusion scenarios could possibly play a critical role in cyber-terrorism. In the global battle of information and network warfare, cyber-terrorism has become a more dominant force. However, much misconception exists over what exactly cyber-terrorism entails. Media has sensationalised the possibility of cyber-terrorism attacks causing great havoc. Images of eccentric activists taking down critical infrastructures like power stations or railway lines bombard us. Many live in fear of the possibility of vital resources being taken down DA - 2009-03 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Cyber-terrorism KW - Cyber-crime KW - Warfare KW - Hacking KW - Information warfare KW - Terrorism KW - Cyber-space KW - Cyber-warfare LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2009 SM - 978-906638-00-9 T1 - Towards a Conceptual Framework for Cyber-terrorism TI - Towards a Conceptual Framework for Cyber-terrorism UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3335 ER -