Cyber ​​terrorism and national security in light of the Corona pandemic (Covid-19)

Document Type : Original Article

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Political Science Lecturer - Faculty of Economics and Administration - 6th of October University - Giza

Abstract

The phenomenon of electronic terrorism has become from an early age a field of study and research, and many countries have been able to accumulate a scientific and knowledgeable amount about the causes of electronic terrorism. And the technical is the way to manage terrorism more, as it became possible to destroy the infrastructure of countries without firing a bullet through the use of cyberspace by terrorist groups to launch terrorist attacks using some complex programs, and then the terrorists’ actions became more dangerous and destructive, while the perpetrators of these acts became more elusive.
Accordingly, this paper analyzes the phenomenon of electronic terrorism via the Internet in light of the Corona crisis and sheds more light on the virtual field as a new battlefield that has become a threat added to the list of traditional threats facing the world, and its dimensions and effects exceed geographical and political borders and have repercussions on the future of the national and vital security of states.

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