Cyberterrorism, cyberattacks, and the information society in the Middle East

Abstract

The article describes the cyberattacks and cyberterrorism in the Middle East as modern warfare in the cyber space which serve not only weakening of electronic infrastructure of the enemy, but also weakening him in every aspect – political, military, social and economic – through penetration, wreaking havoc, gathering, destroying or modifying data. On the base of survey data one may notice a similar level of knowledge about cyberattack and cyberterrorism threats and countering them in Poland and some states in the region.