Al Qaeda and the Internet: The Danger of “Cyberplanning”

Abstract

Explores the possibility of the Internet as a 'cyberplanning' tool for terrorists. Evidence that suggests that terrorists used the Internet to plan their operations for the September 11, 2001 attack against the U.S.; Measures that law enforcement agencies might consider in detecting terrorists' methodologies on the Internet; Control of the use of the Internet by cyberterrorists and hostile nations.