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" Terror's tangled web: Assessing the Islamic State's cyber recruiting strategies in Western countries "
Randal G. Reding
Gonnella, Cynthia
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Latin Dissertation
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English
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803931
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TL48740
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1791981453; 10107639
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Woods, Miriam J.
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Terror's tangled web: Assessing the Islamic State's cyber recruiting strategies in Western countries\ Randal G. RedingGonnella, Cynthia
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Utica College
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2016
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M.S.
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Cybersecurity
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2016
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80
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Committee members: Cooper, Harry
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Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-339-71039-6
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In just over two years, the Islamic State of Syria and Iraq (ISIS) established itself as a global threat unlike any Islamic extremist group that preceded it. ISIS has adopted unprecedented tactics in order to establish, maintain, and develop its ideologies and to create an Islamic Caliphate or, nation state, controlled and ruled under the ancient Sharia Law. ISIS’ rise to global prominence centers on their use of cyber recruiting tactics to attract Muslims and Muslim sympathizers in Western countries. Attracting over 4,500 Westerners from 25 countries, ISIS has established a continuous flow of foreign fighter support in Syria and Iraq. ISIS has also focused on gaining the attention and devotion of lone wolf actors located in Western countries to carry out homegrown attacks. The combined support from Western foreign fighters both in the Middle East and in Western countries has created a significant challenge for Western governments. Although federal government programs have had varying levels of success at countering ISIS’ cyber recruiting methods, a more holistic, counter messaging approach encompassing all levels of society is needed. Combining the capabilities of federal, state, private industry, and local communities would create a stronger, more cohesive counter messaging campaign. A unified counter messaging campaign coupled with effective law enforcement online monitoring, alternative intervention and rehabilitation programs, and increased intelligence and information sharing could effectively reduce ISIS’ cyber recruiting efforts both at home and abroad.
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Economics; Islamic Studies; Criminology; Web Studies; Computer science
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Social sciences;Communication and the arts;Applied sciences;Counterterrorism;Cybersecurity;Gonnella, Cynthia, Professor;Islamic State;Open source intelligence
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Gonnella, Cynthia
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CybersecurityUtica College
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