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Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Notes on Contributors -- Introduction -- 1 Cyberspace, Cyber Crime and Cyber Terrorism -- 2 Cyber Threats and Cyber Terrorism: The Internet as a tool for Extremism -- 3 Psychological Aspects of Cyber Hate and Cyber Terrorism -- 4 Cults -- 5 Hate in a Cyber Age -- 6 Policing the Global Phenomenon of Cyber Terrorism and Extremism -- 7 Knowledge Management and Cyber Terrorism -- 8 Intelligence Gathering and Police Systems -- 9 National and International Cyber Security Strategies -- 10 Policing Cyber Hate, Cyber Threats and Cyber Terrorism -- Index.

This book brings together a diverse range of multidisciplinary ideas to explore the extent of cyber threats, cyber hate and cyber terrorism. It also shows how this activity forms in our communities and what can be done to try to prevent individuals from becoming cyber terrorists.

"In 2011, the United States government declared a cyber attack as equal to an act of war, punishable with conventional military means. Cyber operations, cyber crime, and other forms of cyber activities directed by one state against another are now considered part of the normal relations range of combat and conflict, and the rising fear of cyber conflict has brought about a reorientation of military affairs. What is the reality of this threat? Is it actual or inflated, fear or fact-based? Taking a bold stand against the mainstream wisdom, Valeriano and Maness argue that there is very little evidence that cyber war is, or is likely to become, a serious threat. Their claim is empirically grounded, involving a careful analysis of cyber incidents and disputes experienced by international states since 2001, and an examination of the processes leading to cyber conflict. As the authors convincingly show, cyber incidents are a little-used tactic, with low-level intensity and few to no long-term effects. As well, cyber incidents are motivated by the same dynamics that prompt regional conflicts. Based on this evidence, Valeriano and Maness lay out a set of policy recommendations for proper defense against cyber threats that is built on restraint and regionalism"--