Terrorism Online Politics, Law and Technology [Hardcover]

This book investigates the intersection of terrorism, digital technologies and cyberspace.

The evolving field of cyber-terrorism research is dominated by single-perspective, technological, political, or sociological texts. In contrast, Terrorism Online uses a multi-disciplinary framework to provide a broader introduction to debates and developments that have largely been conducted in isolation. Drawing together key academics from a range of disciplinary fields, including Computer Science, Engineering, Social Psychology, International Relations, Law and Politics, the volume focuses on three broad themes: 1) how  and why  do terrorists engage with the Internet, digital technologies and cyberspace?; 2) what threat do these various activities pose, and to whom?; 3) how might these activities be prevented, deterred or addressed? Exploring these themes, the book engages with a range of contemporary case studies and different forms of terrorism: from lone-actor terrorists and protest activities associated with hacktivist groups to state-based terrorism. Through the books engagement with questions of law, politics, technology and beyond, the volume offers a holistic approach to cyberterrorism which provides a unique and invaluable contribution to this subject matter.

This book will be of great interest to students of cybersecurity, security studies, terrorism and International Relations.

Introduction, Lee Jarvis, Stuart Macdonald and Thomas M. Chen1. Terrorism Online: A new strategic environment, Stuart Macdonald and David Mair 2. Lone-Actor Terrorist Use of the Internet and Behavioural Correlates, Paul Gill and Emily Corner 3. Hactivism as an Emerging Cyber Threat - Case Study of a Turkish Hactivist Group, ?nal Tatar and M. Minhac ?elik4. An Updated Cost-Benefit View of Cyberterrorism, Turki Al-Garni and Thomas M. Chen 5.ló¬