New way of terrorism: Internet- and cyber-terrorism

In this paper we show how the terrorist organizations use the possibilities given by the Internet to organize their own activities, to present their organizations and we also show what opportunities they have, by using the net, to execute various attacks. The traditional way of using terrorism and information technology: “soft ” means and methods If we examine the history and development tendencies of terrorism, we can claim that it has always got accustomed to the development tendencies of the world. It is not any different in our globalizing world either, that is, terrorism is globalised necessarily as well, and its bond to the media is getting tighter and tighter.1 This bond is even more strengthened that the most up-to-date communications and information systems and networks are available for them as well, by the help of which they can get information important for them in a faster and more effective way as well as can pass them to their target audience. If we examine the use of information technology for terrorist purposes, we can highlight the following points