Information Technology for Counterterrorism:

Immediate Actions and Future Possibilities

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Size: 144 pages, 6x9

Publication Year:2003

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John L. Hennessy, David A. Patterson, and Herbert S. Lin, Editors, Committee on the Role of Information Technology in Responding to Terrorism, National Research Council
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Information technology (IT) is essential to virtually all of the nation s critical infrastructures making them vulnerable by a terrorist attack on their IT system. An attack could be on the system itself or use the IT system to launch ...
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"[This book] offers enough information about IT security to provoke thoughtful consideration, without getting too technical. ... What makes this book particularly helpful is its pragmatic recognition that IT is only as good as the people using it."
-- Homeland ...
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Front Matter	i-xvi
Executive Summary	1-9	(skim)
1 Background and Introduction	10-14	(skim)
2 Types of Threats Associated with Information Technology Infrastructure	15-27	(skim)
3 Investing in Information Technology Research	28-96	(skim)
4 What Can Be Done Now?	97-105	(skim)
5 Rationalizing the Future Research Agenda	106-114	(skim)
Appendix: Biographies of Committee and Staff Members	115-126	(skim)
What is CSTB?	127-128	(skim)

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Information technology (IT) is essential to virtually all of the nation s critical infrastructures making them vulnerable by a terrorist attack on their IT system. An attack could be on the system itself or use the IT system to launch or exacerbate another type of attack. IT can also be used as a counterterrorism tool. The report concludes that the most devastating consequences of a terrorist attack would occur if it were on or used IT as part of a broader attack. The report presents two recommendations on what can be done in the short term to protect the nation s communications and information systems and several recommendations about what can be done over the longer term. The report also notes the importance of considering how an IT system will be deployed to maximize protection against and usefulness in responding to attacks.

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"[This book] offers enough information about IT security to provoke thoughtful consideration, without getting too technical. ... What makes this book particularly helpful is its pragmatic recognition that IT is only as good as the people using it."
-- Homeland Protection Professional, October 2003

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Immediate Actions and Future Possibilities

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