Internet Terrorist: Does Such A Thing Really Exist?

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 20, 2008

[ Thanks to An Anonymous Reader for
this link. ]

“From an information security point of view, we can
readily understand this first point since we experience this noise
today within on our networks…attacks that are conducted against
our organizations can originate from many diverse groups with for
different reasons. Former employees, competitors, or fraudsters can
have justifiable reasons in their mind to electronically cause you
pain or reputation harm…The challenge is to know when these
seemingly “innocent” attacks actually become terror.
Does the act require a certain number of members, a certain
political/ideological principle, or a certain funding to be
considered terrorism? Can one person be considered a
terrorist?”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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