Title

Cyberterrorist Messages And Their Effects On Targets: A Qualitative Analysis

Keywords

Cyberterrorism; Internet; media; postmodernism; propaganda; semiotics

Abstract

This study provides a semiotic perspective on cyberterrorism and its opportunity to cause maximal damage while using terrorist propaganda. Data were gathered via in-depth qualitative interviewing. Information was obtained from 10 participants, all of them being law enforcement (LE) agents (e.g., from a U.S. federal agency such as the FBI) or cyber forensics experts. From the participants' narratives, five themes emerged: (1) acknowledgement of the existence of cyberterrorism, (2) postmodern propaganda and publicity, (3) detrimental effects on targets, (4) media implications, and (5) communicative messages. © 2011 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.

Publication Date

11-1-2011

Publication Title

Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Volume

21

Issue

8

Number of Pages

995-1019

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1080/10911359.2011.588569

Socpus ID

84859077734 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84859077734

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