1. CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
CYBER TERRORISM
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
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2. CYBER TERRORISM
CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’, • The term ‘cyber terrorism’ was coined in 1996 by
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Barry Collin.
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
• Cyber terrorism - “convergence of cyberspace and
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
terrorism”.
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
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3. CYBER TERRORISM
CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
• US national infrastructure protection centre
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
(2001) has defined cyber terrorism as:
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
“A criminal act perpetrated by the use of computers
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
and telecommunications capabilities, resulting in
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
violence, destruction and/or disruption of services,
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
where the intended purpose is to create fear by causing
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921 confusion and uncertainty within a given population,
with the goal of influencing a government or
population to conform to a particular political, social
or ideological agenda.”
EMAIL
• Use of computers, internet and information
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WEBSITE
gateways to support traditional terrorism.
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4. CYBER TERRORISM
CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
• Targets may include power plants, military
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
installations, the banking industry, air traffic control
centers, water systems, and other major centers
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers, affecting the lives and well-being of many people and
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
companies.
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
•
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
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5. FEATURES OF CYBER
TERRORISM
CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’, • Difficulty Identifying Attackers: It remains difficult to
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore, determine the identity of the initiators of most cyber attacks.
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821 • Lack of Boundaries: Attacks can originate from anywhere in
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
the world and from multiple locations simultaneously.
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road, • Speed of Development: The time between the discovery of a
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400 new vulnerability and the emergence of a new tool or
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
technique that exploits the vulnerability is getting shorter.
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018. • Low Cost of Tools: The technology employed in attacks is
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
simple to use, inexpensive, and widely available.
• Automated Methods: The methods of attack have become
automated and more sophisticated, resulting in greater
damage from a single attack.
EMAIL
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WEBSITE
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6. FORMS OF CYBER
TERRORISM
CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Some of the forms of cyber terrorism are:
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821 (a) Privacy violation.
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
(b) Secret information appropriation and data
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400 theft.
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
(c) Demolition of e-governance base.
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
(d) Distributed Denial of Services (DoS) attack.
(e) Network damage and disruptions.
(f) Use of cyber communications for terrorism.
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7. METHODS OF ATTACK
CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
Three methods of attack: involves different types
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
of weapons
BANGALORE
(a) Physical Attack:
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers, •against computer facilities and/or transmission lines.
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001. •accomplished by use of conventional weapons to destroy or seriously
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
injure computers and their terminals.
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road, (b) Electronic Attack:
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921 •use of power of electromagnetic energy or electromagnetic pulse to
overload computer circuitry.
(c) Cyber Attack or Computer Network Attack:
•use of a malicious code to take advantage of software's weakness; or
•an attacker uses stolen information to enter restricted computer systems.
EMAIL
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8. TOOLS FOR CYBER
TERRORISM
CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
Some of the tools used by cyber terrorists to
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
disseminate their agenda are:-
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
(a)Virus: A computer program that can replicate
itself and spread from one computer to another.
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
(b)Worm: a standalone computer program that
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
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replicates itself in order to spread to other
computers.
(c) Trojan Horse: A non-self-replicating type of
malware which facilitates unauthorized access to
EMAIL the users computer system.
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9. TOOLS FOR CYBER
TERRORISM
CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
(d) Logic Bomb: A piece of code intentionally
inserted into a software system that will set
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
off a malicious function when specified
conditions are met.
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
(e)Trap Doors: A method of gaining access to
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
some part of a system other than by the
normal procedure.
(f)Denial of Service: The attacker sends almost
innumerable requests for information/e-mail
EMAIL that cause a computer systems to crash.
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10. TOOLS FOR CYBER
TERRORISM
CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
(g) Use of Cryptography and
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004. Steganography: to aid terrorism
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Cryptography: Information is transformed into
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
unreadable format (cipher text). Only those
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
who possess a secret key can decipher (or
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
decrypt) the message into plain text.
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
Steganography: Writing hidden messages in a
way that no one, apart from the sender and
intended recipient, suspects the existence of
the message.
EMAIL
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11. INCIDENCE OF CYBER
TERRORISM
CHENNAI Al Qaeda Terrorist used the Internet to plan the September11,
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
2001 operations upon new York City and Washington D.C.
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
2001
2001 They used a special internet chat software for communication.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
A nuclear power plant in Iran was attacked by the Stuxnet
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
worm. The worm installed itself in the plant’s
PLC (Programming Logic Controller)
2010
2010 computer-controlled system and caused a
change in the rotational speed of machinery.
The increased speed without the usual
automated shut-down controls caused the
nuclear plant fusion center to spin
EMAIL
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12. ACTS OF CYBER
TERRORISM IN INDIA
CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
• In the case of 26/11 Mumbai attacks, terrorists used
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
cyber communication to aide the terrorists to carry on
with the massacre.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400 • Cyber communication was also used in July 2011
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue, Jhaveri Bazaar Mumbai bomb blasts and 2010
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
Varanasi blasts.
EMAIL
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13. INDIA : FEW INITIATIVES
CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
The Government of India has put in place some
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
mechanisms to counter the threat of cyber terrorism.
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
• Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road, In): a functional organization of the department of
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400 Information Technology with the objective of
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue, securing Indian cyber space.
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921 • National Cyber Security Assurance Framework is
established by the CERT-In for protection of Critical
Information.
• The Information Technology Act, 2000 and IT
EMAIL
(Amendment) Act 2008.
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14. THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACT,
2000 AND IT ACT AMENDMENT 2008.
• Amendments under the Information Technology Act,
CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
2000 has defined the term “Cyber terrorism” U/Sec.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
66F (1).
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
• Punishment for Cyber terrorism
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
Whoever commits or conspires to commit cyber terrorism shall be
COIMBATORE
punishable with imprisonment which may extend to
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road, imprisonment for life. (Section 66F (2))
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
• Section 69 gives power to the state to issue directions
for interception or monitoring or decryption of any
information through any computer source.
• Section 70 A and 70 B- Agency for critical
EMAIL information and Indian Computer Emergency response
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team (CERT-In) for incident response.
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15. CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
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26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
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