Cyberterrorism?
My work on Cyberterrorism began well before 9-11, when my wife Sarah and I started studying asymmetric warfare - that is, warfare when one side had a very different view of the battle than the other, and where there is a huge asymmetry between the methods, ideology and goals.
At the time, the word "Cyberterrorism" had been coined and was in common usage. Sometimes, it felt like every time we opened a newpaper, there it was. But what is Cyberterrorism? If I attack someone with an icepick, does that make it "icepickterrorism"? The work we did was well received, and has been widely quoted and reprinted.
For now, I don't foresee much new work in this area. However, the way an attacker can use computers as an adjunct to a traditional "real world" attack is of tremendous interest, and if required, I will revisit the topic.
Selected References
Gordon S., and Ford R., Cyberterrorism?, in Cybterterrorism, The International Library of Essays in Terrorism, Alan O’Day, Ashgate, ISBN 0 7546 2426 9 (2004)
Gordon, S. and Ford, R., Cyberterrorism?. Computers and Security. Elsevier Science Publications.Vol. 21, 7. pp. 636-647. ISSN 0167-4048 (2002)