Monthly Archives: May 2014

Cyberterrorism is amongst the most feared of contemporary security challenges yet there is a striking lack of unanimity amongst researchers as to its nature and significance

By Dr Lee Jarvis, Dr Stuart Macdonald and Professor Tom Chen. (This article was originally published by LSE at http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/archives/31509) Cyberterrorism is amongst the most discussed, imagined and feared of contemporary security challenges. For policymakers, researchers, and filmmakers alike, its position

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Cyberterrorism; understanding the cyber lexicon

By David R. Mair (This post was originally posted by The Judicalis Group at http://www.judicalis.org/new-tech-new-threat.html) When we talk about cyberterrorism, it isn’t always immediately clear what we mean by it.  Cyberterrorism could refer to a terrorist group using computer systems to attack

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How much of a threat is cyberterrorism?

By Lee Jarvis (This article was originally posted by UEA Politics at http://www.ueapolitics.org/2014/01/16/cyberterrorism/) The threat posed by cyberterrorism is a recurring feature within the news media and popular culture. In an article just published with Stuart Macdonald and Lella Nouri of

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What is Cyberterrorism? Concepts and Contests From the World of Research

By Lee Jarvis, Stuart Macdonald and Tom Chen. (This article was first published by E-IR at http://www.e-ir.info/2013/03/13/what-is-cyberterrorism-concepts-and-contests-from-the-world-of-research/) The threat of cyberterrorism is referred to with ever-increasing frequency in contemporary political discourse, popular culture, academic debate and beyond. However, as with its

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