Award Date

1-1-2003

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Department

Ethics and Policy Studies

First Committee Member

Alan Zundel

Number of Pages

78

Abstract

The infrastructures of the United States are dependent upon computers. This creates a new threat to the national security of the United States in the form of cyber terrorism; Cyber terrorism is the new type of warfare. It can take a cyber terrorist seconds to break into a computer network, download information, and leave without a trace. There needs to be a comprehensive policy to combat the cyber terrorism threat; The National Information Policy is a set of ideas brought together to combat the threat of a cyber terrorist attack against the infrastructures of the United States. These ideas include: redefining the role of the military, cooperation between public and private sectors, creation of information conditions, and the establishment of a cyber court.

Keywords

Combating; Creation; Cyber; Information; National; Policy; Terrorism

Controlled Subject

Political science; Information science; Computer science

File Format

pdf

File Size

3020.8 KB

Degree Grantor

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Language

English

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