Online terrorism
Media organisations regularly claim that
terrorists use the Internet to plan attacks as well as for recruiting or linking up with members. How true is this claim? Is Osama Bin Laden really online? A report from the US
Institute for Security Technology Studies (
http://www.ists.dartmouth.edu/), entitled
Examining the Cyber Capabilities of Islamic Terrorist Groups, looks at these issues in detail. According to the report, "
There is clear, factual evidence that Islamic terrorist groups are using information technologies to facilitate propaganda, recruitment and training, fundraising, communications, and targeting operations." The full report can be downloaded for free from
https://www.ists.dartmouth.edu/TAG/cyber-capabilities-terrorist.htm.
Posted by belinda at July 2, 2004 11:03 AM