THREAT ON THE INTERNET?NEW ARENA OF CHALLENGES

In recent years the convergence of religious fundamentalism and political activism has been a disturbing trend. Terrorists mostly target for most impact in conjunction of loss of life. However the terrorist first engages in targeting the violence against a country which is powerful and later it can be towards symbolic representation of technical advancement and power. Such instances are many to quote. Subsequently the terrorists targets towards technical advancement to endanger technical ability of a nation. Terrorist activities which is an innovation through implementation of technology by these terrorist in the age of information by giving it a new version?‘techno -terrorism’ and cyber terrorism. ‘Cyber Terrorism’ is the new form of terror that has to do more with ‘information attacks’ on a nation’s computer system and information and infrastructure. Computers are the most modern crime contrivance today. The other testing legal question is when does internet activity involves actus reus.? it will prove difficult who had the thought first?the person or the machine. Finally, the authors discuss the impact of this new dimension of cyber terrorism --has on the public at large and the governments in the way in which one should build one’s defenses and counter this new dimension of cyber terrorism.