Introduction -- Cyber deterrence is the next phase in cybersecurity / Terrorism enabled by cyber criminals is our most likely major cyber threat / Dorothy Denning. Cyberterrorism is a looming threat / Sebastian J. Bae ; ISIS's current digital capabilities are limited, but not harmless / Audie Cornish, Mary Louise Kelly ; Cyber-doom scenarios are rooted in fears of technology out of control / Sean Lawson ; In Ukraine NotPetya suceeded in disrupting businesses / Paul Haskell-Dowland -- State-sponsored cyberterrorism. State-sponsored cyberattacks are likely to increase / Lee Rainie, Janna Anderson, Jennifer Connolly ; In Russia cyberattacks are used to punish its former republics / John C.K. Daly ; In North Korea cyberterror attacks attract the world's attention / Kelsey Atherton ; In Ukraine a revolution coincided with foreign cyberattacks / Nikolay Koval ; In Ukraine reports of cyberwar are overblown / Martin Libicki -- Profiteering from ransomware. WannaCry ransomware wreaked havoc on computers worldwide / James Doubek ; WannaCry failed to turn much of a profit / Bill Buchanan ; In the United States a ransomware victim relates his story / Chris Rusby ; Paying off ransomware hackers is an individual decision / Aarti Shahani ; Hackers are refining their psychological techniques in order to extort money / Nova Safo -- Combatting cyberterrorism and ransomware. Countries should cooperate to counter cyberterrorism / Shavit Matias ; Hackers target computers with outdated operating systems / Simon Parkinson ; Today's cars are vulnerable targets for cyberterrorism / Cheryl Dancey Balough, Richard C. Balough ; To combat cyberterrorism, understand the hacker / James Hayes ; Cyber deterrence is the next phase in cybersecurity / Dorothy Denning.
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"This anthology presents a collection of global perspectives on [cyberterrorism and ransomware] that examines the potential of such attacks and how we can secure ourselves in the future" -- From publisher's Website.
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