Title

Cyberterrorist Messages: A Semiotic Perspective

Keywords

communication; cyberterrorism; Internet; messages; propaganda; semiotics

Abstract

This paper provides a semiotic perspective on cyberterrorism and its opportunity to cause maximal damage while using terrorist propaganda. By and large, cyberterrorism refers to the use of the Internet, technology, and computerbased networks against critical infrastructures. A major premise of this paper is that the Internet revolutionizes the way in which cyberterrorists communicate, recruit new members, and advertise propaganda for their cause. In an attempt to shed light on the transition from traditional to modern methods of attack, the authors apply the different levels of Stamper's Semiotic Ladder-morphological, empirical, syntactical, semantic, and pragmatic-to cyberterrorism.

Publication Date

10-25-2013

Publication Title

Semiotica

Volume

2013

Issue

197

Number of Pages

267-281

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1515/sem-2013-0091

Socpus ID

84887155983 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84887155983

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