Cyberterrorism

Cyberterrorism is the threat of information technology being used against us as a weapon instead of a tool. Hackers working for a religious fundamental organization may become a powerful threat to nation states. But also, information technology can be used for the war of ideas as much as a war relying on cyber attacks. An example are the Middle Eastern groups who are using this networked organization to organize their activities, raise money, and distribute propaganda and recruit members. Computers and disks have been found with instructions on how to make bombs. Chat rooms have been used to pass information and plan activities because everything cannot possibly be monitored by national intelligence. And email is encrypted, and is getting much more difficult to break. However, some of this technology can also work against terrorists and sometimes their activity is logged, and provides law enforcement with the information they are looking for.