I disagree wholeheartedly with that definition. Take the word "terrorism"
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/terrorism
And add "over the Internet".
I may of course get outvoted by the general populace on the definition.
The Wikipedia def. simply says causing harm or disruption. An accidental
root DNS server outage is "cyber-terrorism" under that definition.
BB
Richard M. Smith wrote:
> Yep, probably no one was too terrified when they lost their phone service
> for a couple of hours. However, here's the definition given by Wikipedia
> for cyberterrorism:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyber-terrorism
>
> Cyber-terrorism is the leveraging of a target's computers and information
>
> technology, particularly via the Internet, to cause physical, real-world
> harm or severe disruption.
>
> Using even this rather broad defintion, there have been very few real world
> cyberterrorism attacks.
>
> Richard
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Blue Boar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2007 10:29 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Cc: funsec
> Subject: Re: [funsec] The south rises again!
>
> Who was he trying to make terrified?
>
> BB
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>> Could this be an actual case of cyberterrorism? Knocking out people's
>> telephone service is a big no-no isn't it?
>>
>> Richard
>>
>>
>>> Redneck Ragin'
>>>
>>> from:
>>> http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2007/09/24/daily26.html?f=
>>> et50&ana=e_du
>>>
>>> A former Cox Communications Inc. employee pleaded guilty on
>>> Wednesday to charges he hacked into the company's computer system and
>>> disrupted computer and telecom services in four cities.
>>>
>>> William Bryant, 38, of Norcross, Ga., pleaded guilty in federal
>>> district court to knowingly causing the transmission of information
>>> to a computer used in interstate commerce, and as a result
>>> intentionally and without authorization causing damage to that computer.
>>>
>>> He now faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a fine of
>>> up to $250,000. Sentencing is set for Dec. 13 before U.S. District
>>> Judge Thomas W. Thrash.
>>>
>>> Bryant is a former employee of Atlanta-based Cox Communications,
>>> which operates a computer and telecommunications system throughout
>>> the United States. After being asked to resign, Bryant remotely shut
>>> down portions of Cox's system, causing the loss of computer and
>>> telecommunications services, including access to 9-1-1 emergency
>>> services, for Cox customers in Dallas, Las Vegas, New Orleans, and
>>> Baton Rouge, La. Cox technicians restored service within hours.
>>>
>>> --------------------------------------
>>>
>>> Although I disagree with the tactics, Cox does suck cocks. Personally
>>> I would have thought it funnier to xss the front page of the AJC if
>>> you had that kind of access. Something along the lines of "Stupid
>>> rednecks finally admit Creationism is wrong while simultaneously
>>> stopping the flood of wasted taxpayer dollars on the rebel flag
>>> debate".
>>>
>>> -JP<who would probably have to define "simultaneously" in the
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