How Can We Deter Cyber Terrorism?

Information Security Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 102-114

  Hua, Jian ^a   Bapna, Sanjay ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA   (United States)

^b MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cyber deterrence; cyber terrorism; cyber terrorist; information security; legal

Indexed keywords

CYBER DETERRENCE; CYBER TERRORISM; CYBER TERRORIST; IDENTIFICATION PROBABILITY; LEGAL; TECHNICAL CHALLENGES;

SECURITY OF DATA;

TERRORISM;

EID: 84861629571     PISSN: 19393555     EISSN: 19393547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19393555.2011.647250     Document Type: Article

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