Future Towards Danger: The Terror of Cyber Attacks

Cyber terrorism is the use of Internet attacks in terrorist activities, including acts of deliberate, largescale disruption of computer networks, by the means of tools such as computer viruses [5]. As nation and critical infrastructure become more dependent on computer networks for their operations new vulnerabilities are created.

A hostile group could exploit these vulnerabilities to breach through a poorly secured network and disrupt or even shut down critical functions. All the data is stored on computers in the form of files and is vulnerable to be attacked and thus put ours as well as national security at risk because these files may contain confidential information about our military weapons etc. which if gone into wrong hands may lead to disastrous situations. The terrorists can change or type commands by hacking into a computer which can take over or disrupt the critical infrastructure of entire nation.

This paper covers what is cyber terrorism, what are the cyber attacks held, what the risks are and what preventive measures should be taken to prevent or handle cyber terrorism.