Cyber terrorism challenges: The need for a global response to a multi-jurisdictional crime

Tehrani, Pardis Moslemzadeh; Manap, Nazura Abdul; Taji, Hossein

doi:10.1016/j.clsr.2013.03.011

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“…The findings show that blockchain can transform digital transactions by: (a) reducing transaction overhead cost; (b) providing secure and speedy (2Ss) transactions; and (c) providing security, privacy, transparency, trust and traceability (3Ts) in the digital transactions. The literature indicates that in today's digital world, security is greatly needed (Shackelford 2016;Tehrani, Manap, and Taji 2013). Our analysis shows that users feel that blockchain may provide security to digital transactions.…”

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“…The informational characteristics are more frequently discussed and shared compared to technological characteristics, but the influence of the technological characteristics is greater compared to the informational characteristics ( Figure 6). This may be due to the higher need for cybersecurity (Shackelford 2016;Tehrani, Manap, and Taji 2013) for digital transactions which can be provided by the immutability of the records (Huckle and White 2016;Nordrum 2017;Lu and Xu 2017;Tai, Sun, and Guo 2016).…”

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Perceived usefulness, ease of use and user acceptance of blockchain technology for digital transactions – insights from user-generated content on Twitter

Grover

Kar

Janssen

et al. 2019

Enterprise Information Systems

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Although blockchain has attracted a great deal of attention from academia and industry there is a lack of studies on acceptance drivers. This study explores blockchain acceptance by mining the collective intelligence of users on Twitter. It maps blockchain user acceptance drivers to technology acceptance constructs. The analysis shows that users are attracted by security, privacy, transparency, trust and traceability aspects provided by blockchain. On Twitter more discussions on blockchain benefits than on drawbacks. Initial coin offering (ICO) is extensively discussed. The study provides guidelines for managers and concludes by presenting the limitations of the study along with future research directions.

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Perceived usefulness, ease of use and user acceptance of blockchain technology for digital transactions – insights from user-generated content on Twitter

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Kar

Janssen

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Enterprise Information Systems

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“…attack to disable the supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems (i.e., systems that control the operation of machinery) of power plants or in other electrical grid components should be treated as a plausible scenario given that it could be perpetrated not only by nation states but also cyber terrorist groups. Attacks by cyber terrorist groups are very difficult to deter because retaliation is hampered by a lack of international treaties and enforcement mechanisms against such groups (Tehrani et al, 2013). Importantly, such attacks need not necessarily be limited to a given country or region as SCADA systems are increasingly interconnected through proprietary networks (Korkali et al, 2017) and sometimes even reachable via the Internet (Pliatsios et al, 2020).…”

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What Happens When the Machines Stop? Uncovering the Risk of Digital Fragility as the Achilles’ Heel of the Digital Transformation of Societies

Herwix¹,

Tieman²,

Rivers³

et al. 2023

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The digital transformation of societies has been a core concern for the information systems (IS) research community since its emergence. While most of this work has had a positive outlook, recently a stronger focus on the unintended consequences and dark side of digitalization has come to the fore. This paper contributes to this emerging stream of research by zooming in on a heretofore unrecognized question with potentially catastrophic consequences: What happens to our increasingly digitalized societies when a pro-longed blackout causes a large fraction of digital systems and services to stop working for an extended period of time? To answer this motivating question, we conducted two system dynamics-based simulation experiments to tease out how different degrees of digitalization in a society would affect the resilience of the food system in the face of two different, extreme but plausible prolonged blackout scenarios. We find that a high degree of digitalization has a strong significant negative impact on food system resilience in the investigated scenarios. In the discussion of our findings, we conceptualize “the risk of digital fragility” as the underlying driver of the observed results. Moving forward, we suggest seven mitigation strategies for the risk of digital fragility as fruitful avenues for future research.

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“…One country’s definition of cyberterrorism may differ from another’s definition of resistance or war. Based on geopolitical factors, historical conflicts, and ideological differences, different contexts are understood differently by cyberterrorism ( Tehrani, Manap & Taji, 2013 ). For instance, in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, a cyberterrorist aiming for the United States might be viewed as a soldier defending their interests in Russia.…”

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Cyberterrorism as a global threat: a review on repercussions and countermeasures

Iftikhar

2024

PeerJ Computer Science

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An act of cyberterrorism involves using the internet and other forms of information and communication technology to threaten or cause bodily harm to gain political or ideological power through threat or intimidation. Data theft, data manipulation, and disruption of essential services are all forms of cyberattacks. As digital infrastructure becomes more critical and entry barriers for malicious actors decrease, cyberterrorism has become a growing concern. Detecting, responding, and preventing this crime presents unique challenges for law enforcement and governments, which require a multifaceted approach. Cyberterrorism can have devastating effects on a wide range of people and organizations. A country’s reputation and stability can be damaged, financial losses can occur, and in some cases, even lives can be lost. As a result of cyberattacks, critical infrastructure, such as power grids, hospitals, and transportation systems, can also be disrupted, leading to widespread disruptions and distress. The past ten years have seen several cyber-attacks around the globe including WannaCry attack (2017), Yahoo data breaches (2013–2014), OPM data breach (2015), SolarWinds supply chain attack (2020) etc. This study covers some of the cyberterrorism events that have happened in the past ten years, their target countries, their devastating effects, their impacts on nation’s economy, political instability, and measures adopted to counter them over the passage of time. Our survey-based research on cyberterrorism will complement existing literature by providing valuable empirical data, understanding of perceptions and awareness, and insights into targeted populations. It can contribute to the development of better measurement tools, strategies, and policies for countering cyberterrorism.

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Cyber terrorism challenges: The need for a global response to a multi-jurisdictional crime

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Perceived usefulness, ease of use and user acceptance of blockchain technology for digital transactions – insights from user-generated content on Twitter

Perceived usefulness, ease of use and user acceptance of blockchain technology for digital transactions – insights from user-generated content on Twitter

What Happens When the Machines Stop? Uncovering the Risk of Digital Fragility as the Achilles’ Heel of the Digital Transformation of Societies

Cyberterrorism as a global threat: a review on repercussions and countermeasures

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