How Can We Deter Cyber Terrorism?

Jian Hua1 and Sanjay Bapna2 1School of Business and Public Administration, University of the District of Columbia, Washington, D.C., USA 2Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA ABSTRACT In order to deter cyber terrorism, it is important to identify the terrorists, since punishment may not deter them. The identification probability relies heavily on tracking cyber terrorists. However, there are legal and technical challenges to tracking terrorists. This paper proposes suggestions and insights on overcoming these challenges. Three types of infrastructures must be present in order to deter cyber terrorism: technical, policy, and legal. We list some of the key items that academics as well as practitioners need to focus on to improve cyber-terrorism deterrence.