THOUGHTS FOR THE FUTURE

Abstract

The current state of affairs in the realm of information security and, in particular, the focus of this text in the area of cyber-terrorism and information warfare, make us aware that there is a growing attentiveness to security issues. There is a lot of information on combating various forms of electronic warfare and sabotage derived from the existing vulnerabilities of connected, open systems. Security is an ongoing endeavor that must continually improve against a dynamic environment of threats. As a result, there will be new innovations as we continually evolve and reexamine our responses to an ever-increasing series of attacks on our systems. We have discussed here many of the consequences of the physical aspects of terrorist attacks, and have proposed solutions for permitting an organization to survive such devastation by protecting its information resources. Information resources are a key objective to an organization's surviving an attack. They are also a fundamental target. Following the September 11 th attacks, new laws have been introduced to curtail the rise of terrorism throughout the world, and this will ultimately alter how we manage organizational relationships. One aspect of this changing landscape is an emerging threat of cyber-terrorism. While there are those that feel this new threat is simply a bunch of hype due to the infrequency of such attacks, we believe that in coming years, global information networks will become the next battleground as they function in a similar manner as political