Title: Cyber terrorism and its role in the outbreak of international crisis

Authors: Abedalrzag Aldalbeeh; Ahmad Alsharqawi

Addresses: Prince Al-Hussein bin Abdullah II Academy for Civil Protection, Al-Balqa Applied University, Jordan ' Faculty of Law, Applied Science Private University, Jordan

Abstract: Cyber-terrorism is an important issue that concerns the local and international communities. Terrorist acts have developed due to the evolution of societies and the scientific and technological progress that societies are witnessing, where they have developed in terms of style and concepts. Therefore, cyber-terrorism has become one of the sources of threat and outbreak of the crisis, whether local, regional or international. One of the most important reasons for developing the concept of cyber-terrorism is the technological revolution. Despite the many advantages offered by the age of technology in facilitating human life, it has become a fertile environment for terrorists to spread their extremist ideology, thus causing. Therefore, this study came to explain the phenomenon of cyber-terrorism and its role in the outbreak of crisis through social media and electronic programs.

Keywords: cyber; terrorism; crisis; technological; revolution; social media; electronic.

DOI: 10.1504/IJESDF.2023.127744

International Journal of Electronic Security and Digital Forensics, 2023 Vol.15 No.1, pp.24 - 32

Received: 18 Oct 2021
Accepted: 23 Jan 2022
Published online: 15 Dec 2022 *