BOTNETS, CYBERCRIME, AND CYBERTERRORISM
In this course, we will discuss
1) options that are now open to nation states, extremists, or terrorist groups for obtaining malicious technical services from cybercriminals to meet political or military objectives,
2) the US’ vulnerability and the possible effects of a coordinated cyberattack against the US critical infrastructure, and
3), trends in cybercrime, showing how malicious Internet websites, and other cybercrimes such as identity theft are linked to conventional terrorist activity.