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The Myths of 'CyberTerrorism'

As we observe the 9th anniversary of the events of Sept, 11th, 2001, we thought it would be appropriate to spend some time on a much misunderstood topic: 'CyberTerrorism'.

Terrorism is defined as "the use of violence and threats to intimidate or coerce, esp. for political purposes" while the FBI defines cyberterrorism as "The premeditated, politically motivated attack against information, computer systems, computer programs, and data which result in violence against noncombatant targets by sub-national groups or clandestine agents".

This week, Ken and Brandon are in New York City paying their respects to the victims of 9/11 and will discuss all of the hype and misinformation surrounding cyberterrorism and who benefits from this misinformation!

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Original Air Date: Sep 11, 2010

This Week's Links

• CyberTerrorism defined
• Richard Clarke’s Cyberwar: File Under Fiction
• The Myth of Cyberterrorism
• Cyberwar Hype Intended to Destroy the Open Internet
• The Truth About Cyberterrorism
• Cyberterrorism Hype v. Fact
• World Without a Web: What Will Happen if the Internet Dies?
• Senators propose granting president emergency Internet power
• The Fear-Based Psychology of the 'Internet Kill Switch'
• Congress may sneak through Internet ‘kill switch’ in defense bill