Title

A Postmodern Theory Of Cyberterrorism: Game Theory

Keywords

Cyberterrorism; Game theory; Information technology; Internet; Networks; Postmodernism

Abstract

This article analyzes how the battle between computer security experts and cyberterrorists can be explained through game theory. This article is important because it not only applies game theory to the study of cyberterrorism, which has been rarely done so far, but it also breaks new ground by intersecting the game theoretical model with another theory, social network theory. An important thesis of this analysis is that under the principles of game theory, each player is assumed to be rational; all players wish the outcome to be as positive or rewarding as possible. Another key argument is that game theory is a postmodern theory; against opponents who wage attacks in a postmodern fashion, conventional strategies lead nowhere. The cyberterrorist and the cyber forensics expert not only engage in real-time game play but also use tactics that are not conceivable in conventional conflict. © 2009 Taylor & Francis.

Publication Date

1-1-2009

Publication Title

Information Security Journal

Volume

18

Issue

6

Number of Pages

273-281

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1080/19393550903200474

Socpus ID

85015828681 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85015828681

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