ABSTRACT
This chapter examines specific issues relating to terrorists' use of the Internet, and responses to this, it contextualises those discussions by charting the full range of terrorists' online activities. The chapter then explains that the Internet has produced a number of changes in both terrorists' objectives and their operations, and concludes by urging that a thorough understanding of the changes catalysed by the cyber realm is necessary for the effective formulation and evaluation of counter-terrorism strategies, laws and policies. This document explains that governments, commerce and society continue to increase their use of and trust in digital infrastructures and technologies, which raises a number of potential issues. The author focuses on three different forms of interaction with members of the general public: recruitment and radicalisation; networking; and publicity and propaganda. The chapter focuses on two different forms of attack which can be perpetrated online: cyberattack and psychological warfare. The Internet has given terrorists a far greater reach than ever before.
