With rapid advances in information technology, terrorism has evolved to a new form of terrorism - cyberterrorism. This research aims to examine important issues of cyberterrorism, including types of cyberterrorist cases and characteristics, conceptualization of cyberterrorism, international cooperation against the cyberterrorist threat, use of the Internet for terrorist purposes, and legal, governmental response and crisis management systems regarding cyberterrorism in major countries with particular focus on South Korea and the United States.
This is a joint research conducted as part of the UN Cooperation. This research uses qualitative data derived from previous research, interviews and workshops with professionals and academics, and ary evidence such as laws and press releases. Through analysis, this research provides a comprehensive and comparative review of current status and trends in cyberterrorism, its types and characteristics, its issues with conceptualization, international efforts for cooperation, use of the Internet for terrorist purposes, and legal, governmental response and crisis management systems regarding cyberterrorism in major countries.
Based on this analysis and its findings, this research proposes various recommendations. Among these recommendations, particular emphasis is given to the necessity for legal provisions that can continue to change and improve in response to the ever-evolving nature of cyberterrorism and the necessity for improving cooperation, coordination, information sharing and other forms of interaction between nations, governmental agencies, the private sector and the public.