Open AccessAbout modern terrorist activities in cyber space
Author(s) -
Radu Moinescu
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
scientific bulletin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2392-8956
pISSN - 1454-864X
DOI - 10.21279/1454-864x-18-i1-013
Subject(s) - terrorism , intimidation , computer security , multitude , space (punctuation) , cyber space , element (criminal law) , engineering , encryption , internet privacy , computer science , political science , world wide web , law , the internet , operating system
Cyber space has become a vital element for terrorist entities because of the multitude of opportunities that it offers. The article presents an evolution of the use of cyber space for terrorist purposes, from advertising and propaganda platform, to recruiting, influencing or intimidation platform, and even to the development of specialized software for encrypted communications and the possibility in development of cyber threats.