Youssef, Imad Milad
(Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2006)
As the world enters the information age, countries has undertaken extensive study of the
"Revolution in Military Affairs" and information warfare. This thesis examines the
implications of information warfare tactics and techniques for terrorism. It explores the
possibility that computers may revolutionize terrorism.
Two concepts are often embodied in academic definitions of terrorism: violence and
terror. By adding information warfare techniques, the definition of terrorism could be
expanded to include "cyberviolence," the destruction or manipulation of computer
information. The "violence" ...