Difference between revisions of "Cyber Terrorism"
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{{definition|A criminal act perpetrated by the use of computers and telecommunications capabilities, resulting in violence, destruction and/or disruption of services, where the intended purpose is to create fear by causing confusion and uncertainty within a given population, with the goal of influencing a government or population to conform to a particular political, social or ideological agenda<ref>[http://www.fbi.gov/news/testimony/hearing-on-cyber-terrorism]Hearing on cyber terrorism</ref>}}. | {{definition|A criminal act perpetrated by the use of computers and telecommunications capabilities, resulting in violence, destruction and/or disruption of services, where the intended purpose is to create fear by causing confusion and uncertainty within a given population, with the goal of influencing a government or population to conform to a particular political, social or ideological agenda<ref>[http://www.fbi.gov/news/testimony/hearing-on-cyber-terrorism]Hearing on cyber terrorism</ref>}}. |
Revision as of 02:29, 21 February 2015
The term cyber terror appeared for the first time in the mid-eighties of the previous century. Since then the notion has been misused a number of times by journalists and politicians. It does not help that a clear definition is missing as is debated in [1]
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= Austria
USA: FBI (2007)
A criminal act perpetrated by the use of computers and telecommunications capabilities, resulting in violence, destruction and/or disruption of services, where the intended purpose is to create fear by causing confusion and uncertainty within a given population, with the goal of influencing a government or population to conform to a particular political, social or ideological agenda[2]
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