Social justice assignment

SOCIAL JUSTICE ASSIGNMENT

BROOKE CONNELLY

SIENA COLLEGE

SOCIETY IN THE INFORMATION AGE

APRIL 29 , 2013

Cyber Terrorism

Cyber Terrorism

“Terrorist activities intended to damage or disrupt vital computer systems.”

May include: Computer and cell phone infrastructure Government agencies, universities and banks

Advancements in Information Technology

Chinese Cyber Attacks

American military and technological secrets

Harm government and financial services

Mandiant People’s Liberation Army General Staff Department

(Unit 61398) Network security Digital signal processing Covert communications English linguistics

Effects of these Attacks

National security and economic competiveness

Classified information

Three Steps: 1. Recognize the threat cyber-attacks pose to

international trade and its relationship with the U.S. 2. Put a stop to these activities 3. Engage in a constructive direct dialogue to

establish norms of behavior in cyberspace

Who is Effected?

U.S. Citizens National Security

Bank Accounts

Trade Secrets

Technology’s Role

Information Technology rapidly developing

Records are now stored on computers

Changed the way criminals commit crimes

What is being done

Current domestic and international laws are not up to date

February 2013 – Executive Order

What needs to change

New federal strategy should be implemented by the US Include military computer network operations

Further secure US networks

Conclusion

Cyber terrorism is a global threat

New federal strategy should be implemented to protect US citizens

Sources

Perlroth, Nicole. "Hackers in China Attacked The Times for Last 4 Months." The New York Times. N.p., 30 Jan. 2013. Web. 18 Mar. 2013. <http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/31/technology/chinese-hackers-infiltrate-new-york-times-computers.html?hp&_r=0>.

Beijing, T.P. "Hello, Unit 61398." The Economist. N.p., 19 Feb. 2013. Web. 18 Mar. 2013. <http://www.economist.com/blogs/analects/2013/02/chinese-cyber-attacks>.

Brennan, John W. “United States Counter Terrorism Cyber Law and Policy, Enabling or Disabling?’ 15 Mar. 2012. Print.

Browdie, Brian. "White House Official Calls on China to Halt Cyberattacks." American Banker 178.39 (2013): n.pag. ProQuest. Database. 24 Mar 2013.

"US Warns China on Cyber Security ." Computer News Middle East (2013): n.pag. ProQuest Computing . Database. 24 Mar 2013.