The psychological effects of cyber terrorism

Michael L. Gross; Daphna Canetti; Dana R. Vashdi

doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/00963402.2016.1216502

The psychological effects of cyber terrorism

Michael L. Gross, Daphna Canetti, Dana R. Vashdi

School of Political Sciences

University of Haifa

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Abstract

When ordinary citizens think of cyber threats, most are probably worried about their passwords and banking details, not a terrorist attack. The thought of a shooting in a mall or a bombing at an airport is probably more frightening than a cyber breach. Yet terrorists aim for mental as well as physical destruction, and our research has found that, depending on who the attackers and the victims are, the psychological effects of cyber threats can rival those of traditional terrorism.

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	284-291
Number of pages	8
Journal	Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Volume	72
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00963402.2016.1216502
State	Published - 2016

Keywords

Cyber security
Cyber terrorism

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Political Science and International Relations

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