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Cyberdżihad w połowie drugiej dekady XXI w.: formy – metody – strategie dystrybucji
Cyber jihad in the Middle of the Second Decade of the 21st Century: Forms – Methods – Distribution Strategies

Author(s): Miron Lakomy
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Political Sciences
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: jihad; cyber jihad; terrorism; Islamic State
Summary/Abstract: The major objective of this article is to characterize the phenomenon of cyber jihad in the second decade of the 21st century. To begin with, the text argues that the increase in the quality of cyber jihadist releases is caused by the activity of the Islamic State. Moreover, it describes some of the most important methods of propaganda utilized by the Islamist terrorist organizations on the Internet, such as generating extreme emotions. Finally, it presents a shift in distribution strategies utilized by these groups. According to the Author, recent changes in cyber jihad have caused increasing threats to national and international security.

  • Page Range: 201-216
  • Page Count: 16
  • Publication Year: 2017
  • Language: Polish