الإرهاب الإلكتروني و أثره في أمن الدول : السعودية أنموذجا

Abstract EN

The emergence of computers has changed the way of life in the world, and the dependence on modern information technology means is increasing day by day, whether in financial institutions, public facilities, educational, security or other fields, but even if it is for modern electronic means what is difficult to quantify from the benefits, the other side, which is the bad and harmful uses of these modern technologies, including electronic terrorism, has become a threat that threatens the entire world.

The threat of electronic terrorism lies in the ease of using this weapon with its severe impact and harm, so the user performs his terrorist act while he is in his home, or his office, in a cafe, or even from his hotel room.

The most advanced and fastest technical systems are the security systems, and despite the speed of their development, they are the least stable and reliable systems, due to the acceleration of electronic crimes and their tools and security gaps that cannot be reduced in the long term, as the field of information security in the Internet is developing in a significant way in line with the development in cybercrime.

Among the manifestations of the threat of electronic terrorism to state security is the work of terrorist groups to spread their ideas and values on social networks, to include as many individuals as possible and to recruit and teach them how to use explosives, penetrate websites and other illegal criminal operations, in addition to penetrating sensitive networks of countries, spying on them and sending them threatening messages to states to accept their demands.

As a result of the combination of these various threats, the international community, in its various forms, must adopt a set of strategies to confront electronic terrorism, and achieve the security and stability of states.