The Psychology of Cyber-Terrorism

Terrorists, Victims and Society: Psychological Perspectives on Terrorism and its Consequences

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 77-92

  Rogers, Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cyber terrorism; Federal bureau of investigation; National commission on terrorism; Terrorist groups; Traditional terrorism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84948958305     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470713600.ch4     Document Type: Chapter

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