Thoughts for the Future

Briefly put the previous information presented into a context for taking action. Ö Understand the relationship between user privacy and data usage. Ö Be aware of the relationship between security design and user features. Ö Present some of the major issues in securing the global information infrastructure. Ö Identify seven solutions for safeguarding the global information infrastructure from cyber criminals and cyber terrorists alike.

Attack Scenarios

Recognize that through global access to information, we are all potential targets. Ö Begin to understand just how much information that can be used against us is available in electronic form. Ö Briefly discover the vulnerable aspects and characteristics in our economic sectors. Ö Identify the connection between the electronic world and the physical world. Ö Come to realize the degree to which we utilize economic momentum as a competitive advantage, and how cyber terrorism attacks serve to disrupt it.

Global Information Infrastructure

Identify the major components of the global information infrastructure. Ö Begin to understand how communication network technologies are bringing the world closer together. Ö Come to understand the growing dependence that societies and businesses have on this infrastructure. Ö Discover the services, major mechanisms, and protocols that are used to secure the global information infrastructure. Ö Realize that the task of securing the global information infrastructure is an evolutionary process.

The Power of Terrorism

Create a foundational understanding of traditional terrorism in order to apply its goals, methods, and means to cyber terrorism. Ö Identify the key elements that comprise the term terrorism. Ö Understand the political orientation of terrorism. Ö Become aware of many of terrorism’s actors throughout the world. Ö Discern many of the goals of terrorist organizations.

Introduction

Learn more about recent terrorist atrocities. Ö Identify the main sponsors of global terrorism today. Ö Comprehend the link between diminished terrorist attacks over time and their need to create new venues/methods of global reach and devastation. Ö Understand the organizational link between terrorists and technology. Ö Begin to discover the importance of securing the global information infrastructure.

Current Cyber Attack Methods

Understand that cyber attacks are not random but instead are executed with deliberate intent and specific purpose. Ö Identify many of the internal penetration approaches to achieve security breaches. Ö Discover the most common external penetration tactics directed against systems. Ö Come to realize the part that people play in the breach of systems. Ö Recognize that there are many components that are vulnerable to attacks that are outside an individual’s or organization’s zone of control.

Cyber Terrorism Evolution

Begin to discern the connection between terrorism and technology. Ö Understand the evolution from hackers to crackers, crackers to cyber criminals, and cyber criminals to cyber terrorists. Ö Identify the key elements that comprise the term cyber terrorism. Ö Become familiar with the support role that a cyber terrorist can bring to a terrorist organization. Ö Understand the potential collaborations between criminal organizations and terrorist groups in attaining cyber skills.