CYBER TERRORISM: WORLD WIDE WEAPONISATION!

Abstract It is more than obvious that the way of conducting terrorism with the time is becoming more sophisticated. The cyberterrorism is real threat to fast technology development. Potential targets are systems which control the nation’s defences and critical infrastructure. The terrorist of the future will win the wars without firing a shot - just by destroying infrastructure that significantly relies on information technology. The fast growth of the Internet users and Internet dependance dramatically increased the security risks, unless there are appropriate security measures to help prevention. To understand cyber terrorism it is important to look at its background, to see how the terrorist organisations or individuals are using the advantage of new technology and what kind of measures governments are taking to help the fight against cyber terrorism.This paper tries to gives a descriptive and analytical picture of cyber terrorism in India.The paperenvisages an understanding of the nature and effectiveness of cyber attacks and making an effort to study and analyse the efforts made by India to address this challenge and highlight what more could be done. Finally, the paper discusses some of the major incidents of cyber terrorism that have ravaged the real and virtual worlds in the recent past.