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The Cyberterrorism Threat: Findings from a Survey of Researchers
Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, Volume: 37, Issue: 1, Pages: 68 - 90
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Stuart Macdonald , Lella Nouri
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DOI (Published version): 10.1080/1057610X.2014.853603
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This article reports on a recent research project exploring academic perspectives on the threat posed by cyberterrorism. The project employed a survey method, which returned 118 responses from researchers working across 24 different countries. The article begins with a brief review of existing liter...
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