Mehnaaz Asad IB2-3

Why do they use the Internet?  Easy access to the Internet's resources  Little or no regulation, censorship, or other forms of government control  Potentially huge audiences spread throughout the world  Anonymity of communication when using VoIP and Messenger programs  Fast flow of information ( enabling the fast communication)  The internet offers the ability to combine text, graphics, audio, and video and to allow users to download films, songs, books, posters etc.  The ability to use the Internet as a broadcast media ( the popularity and the number of users increases each day)

How terrorists use the Internet  Psychological Warfare  Terrorists can use the Internet to spread disinformation, to deliver threats intended to spread fear and helplessness, and to show horrific images of recent actions such as replaying events through the websites.  Cyberwarfare and cyberterrorism

 Terrorists use the Internet not only to learn how to build bombs but also to plan and coordinate specific attacks. Al Qaeda members relied heavily on the Internet in planning and coordinating the September 11 attacks.  Hamas activists in the Middle East use chat rooms to plan operations and exchange to coordinate actions.  Instructions in the form of maps, photographs, directions, and technical details of how to use explosives are often disguised by means of steganography, which involves hiding messages inside graphic files. steganography

EXAMPLES  Recently, the Obama and the McCain campaigns were hacked into by a foreign government (China) trying to know their policies in advance.  9/11  Saddam Hussein’s execution video on youtube.  Attacks on the Taj hotel in India in 2008

SocialEthical  Political  Psychological  Reliability: information used by or handed out by terrorists.  Security: data mining  Authenticity: Terrorists could disguise themselves  Equality of access  Globalisation