Cyber Operations and Cyber Terrorism, Handbook Number 1.02

Abstract

This handbook is one in a series of supplements to TRADOC DCSINT Handbook No. 1, A Military Guide to Terrorism in the Twenty-First Century, which is a basic terrorism primer prepared under the direction of the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence-Threats. The terrorist threat confronting our military spans foreign and domestic threats of nation-states, rogue states with international or transnational agent demonstrations, and actors with specific strategies, tactics, and targets. A major tactic used by many terrorist groups is Cyber Terrorism. Although Cyber Terrorism is covered in the capstone terrorism handbook, this supplement provides more detail and insight. Purpose. This informational document supplements the basic terrorism handbook and supports operational missions, institutional training, and professional military education for U.S. military forces in the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT). This document provides an introduction to Cyber Terrorism, and addresses the history of the phenomena, how terrorist organizations recruit, the motivations behind use of the tactic, characteristics of Cyber Terrorism, and the types of attacks against networks. Finally, the handbook addresses specific threats to military forces.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 15, 2005
Accession Number
ADA439217

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Army Training and Doctrine Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Crime
  • Computer Networks
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Counterterrorism
  • Cyberattacks
  • Cybersecurity
  • Cyberspace Operations
  • Cyberterrorism
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Information Systems
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Network Protocols
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Cyber