The Future of Cyber Terrorism: Where the Physical and Virtual Worlds Converge
Journal Title: International Journal of Scientific Research and Management - Year 2016, Vol 4, Issue 9
Abstract
Cyber Terrorism attacks us at the point at which the "physical world" and "virtual world" converge. The "physical world" is physical matter that is seen, touched, and inge sted every day. The "virtual world" is symbolic, that place in which computer programs function and data moves. Increasingly, people's experience of the physical world is dependent on the operations of the virtual world. This dependence and intersection of the physical world and the virtual world make masses of people vulnerable to the Cyber Terrorist. A Cyber Terrorist could remotely access the processing control systems of a cereal manufacturer to sicken and kill the children of a nation. A Cyber Terroris t could place computerized bombs around a city, all simultaneously transmitting unique numeric patterns, each bomb receiving each other's pattern, so if one bomb stops transmitting, all bombs detonate simultaneously. A Cyber Terrorist could disrupt interna tional financial transactions, undermine air traffic control systems, alter the formulas of medication at pharmaceutical manufacturers, and sabotage utility systems. As young, educated people are brought into the folds of terrorist groups, this new generat ion will have the talent to execute the acts of Cyber Terrorism. Countering Cyber Terrorism requires increased cooperation and the sharing of intelligence among those responsible for the security of our virtual world. Counter - terrorism experts must be thos e individuals who understand the weapons being faced and have experience in fighting wars where the physical and virtual worlds meet
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Sukhmani Dhaliwal
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