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cyberterrorism [ˈsaɪbəˌtɛrərɪzəm] n
(Law) (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) the illegal use of computers and the Internet to achieve some goal cyberterrorist n Translations How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Katherine Strandberg, professor at DePaul University's College of Law, created with her students a basic collection of cyberspace laws and organized them into 26 categories dealing with right of access, anonymity, data protection, software (including encryption), malicious code, spam, cyber-hooliganism, cyber-stalking, identity theft, cyberterrorism and cyberwar. Since September 11, 2001, the nation has focused more on the issue of cyberterrorism because although terrorists typically have used traditional methods of physical attack (explosives, kidnappings, and hijackings), their attention may move, with increasing frequency, toward cyberterrorism. In addition, they can install cyberterrorism protective software inside their firewalls that stops suspicious transmissions before they get a foothold. |
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