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- Title
On Contending with Unruly Neighbors in the Global Village: Viewing Information Systems as Both Weapon and Target.
- Authors
Salisbury, David; Miller, David W.; Turner, Jason M.
- Abstract
While information technologies we employ in business, government, and society have dramatically enhanced our ability to conduct commerce, the vulnerabilities of these systems create potential dangers not often fully apprehended. As an example, criminal and terrorist groups have demonstrated a sophisticated understanding of how to adapt organizational forms and information technologies to advance their agendas, regardless of how contemptible these may be. In this article, we consider how these groups may view information technology and systems both as means by which they may more effectively organize themselves and as potential targets as they subvert the underlying societal assumptions regarding the technology itself. Topics such as these have implications for both IS research and practice because the changing nature of warfare means entities that may have until recently been seen as 'non-combatant' are no longer viewed as such; any organization's online resources may be regarded and serviced as legitimate targets. This fact, coupled with the interconnectedness of the global economy, makes it imperative to understand the potential threat-whether this is acted on by criminals, terrorists, or even by hostile nation states-and place greater emphasis on defending vital systems against such attacks.
- Subjects
INFORMATION technology; GLOBAL village; INTERNATIONAL relations; POLITICAL change; COMPUTER crimes; TERRORISM; GUERRILLA warfare; WEAPONS; COMPUTER networks
- Publication
Communications of the Association for Information Systems, 2011, Vol 28, p295
- ISSN
1529-3181
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.17705/1CAIS.02820