Recommended Reading: Combating Enemies Online

The Hawaii Reporter has published an excellent article on politically motivated computer crime. The article discusses the different types (motivations) of activity and reviews responses and recommendations:

"Less attention, however, has been paid to state sponsors of illicit computer activity, which are increasingly using the Internet to conduct espionage, deny services to domestic and foreign audiences, and influence global opinion. In addition, insufficient focus has been given to how terrorists exploit the Internet as a tool for recruiting, fund raising, propa­ganda, and intelligence collection and use it to plan, coordinate, and control terrorist operations. Combat­ing these malicious activities on the Internet will require the cooperation of federal entities, as well as friendly and allied countries and the private sector."

Combating Enemies Online: State-Sponsored and Terrorist Use of the Internet