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Attack Scenarios Perpetrated by Terrorist Organizations Through the Use of IT and ICT: On the Basis of What Is Already Available Today
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Author(s): Flavia Zappa Leccisotti (Security Brokers SCpA, Italy), Raoul Chiesa (Security Brokers SCpA, Italy), Niccolo De Scalzi (University Tor Vergata, Italy), Leopoldo Gudas (University Tor Vergata, Italy)and Daniele De Nicolo (Security Brokers SCpA, Italy)
Copyright: 2016
Pages: 25
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Handbook of Research on Civil Society and National Security in the Era of Cyber Warfare
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Metodi Hadji-Janev (Military Academy "General Mihailo Apostolski", Macedonia)and Mitko Bogdanoski (Military Academy "General Mihailo Apostolski", Macedonia)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8793-6.ch005
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Abstract
The ICT technology is even more central in modern society. Every relevant sectors of Western economies depend on ICT technology, from Energy Infrastructure to banking and finance, from TLC infrastructure to government administration. Throughout history, terrorist organizations have demonstrated capacity to adapt and evolve in order to further their ideological and political goals. Cyber Terrorism is increasingly becoming a top five national security priority for Nation States. The purpose of this chapter is to evaluate the threat Cyber Terrorism poses to the stability of the international community. It will explore the concept of Cyber Terrorism, its interpretations and terminology. This chapter seeks to identify potential attacks made possible through IT and ICT technologies (like SCADA and Industrial Automation, while it includes those ICT standards used in the field of Transport, Automotive, and Social Networks as well) and to classify all the possible actors, needed skills and relevant goals, thanks to the currently available public documentation and relevant case studies.
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