Cyber terror: Missing in action |
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Authors: | James Lewis |
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Institution: | (1) the Center for Strategic and International Studies’ Technology and Public Policy Program, USA |
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Abstract: | This article discusses the limited utility of the concepts of “cyber terrorism” or “electronic Pearl Harbor.” It contrasts
the absence of cyber terror incidents with the large number of terrorist attacks and computer security incidents in recent
years. It suggests that this discrepancy is explained both by the low appeal of cyber weapons to terrorists and because critical
infrastructures and nations are not vulnerable to computer attacks. The article calls for a more rigorous approach to data
collection for cyber security incidents, and suggests cyber security should not be seen primarily as a national security issue.
Before joining CSIS, he served in the U.S. Foreign Service and worked on security, intelligence, and technology issues. Lewis’s
current research covers cyber security, spectrum management, authentication, and technology’s role in national security. He
received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1984. |
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