Islamic terrorists propaganda in cyberspace

Today, the cyberspace became a very important battle field of psychological warfare where terrorist groups are spreading propaganda, recruiting terrorists, and justifying their violent terror attacks. However, there are still a lack of literature investigating terrorist propaganda in cyberspace as a cyber warfare. Therefore, this study explores recent propaganda activities of terrorists in cyber space, its influence on the followers in social network, and countermeasure efforts. The findings of this study suggest that the wining of the new battle field becomes one of the most imminent and important tasks for military, intelligence communities, and counterterrorism authorities. In conclusion, the authors discuss academic and policy implications of the findings and suggest future research directions.