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Health Implications of Cyber-Terrorism

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 June 2012

A. Clem ,
Sagar Galwankar  and
George Buck
A. Clem
Affiliation:
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
Sagar Galwankar*
Affiliation:
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
George Buck
Affiliation:
Associate Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
*
193, Mountain View Drive, Clifton, NJ 07013 USA, E-mail: sgalwank@hsc.usf.edu
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Abstract

The world is becoming ever more interconnected via the Internet, creating both benefits and disadvantages for human communities. This article examines cyber-terrorism, one of the major negative consequences of the Internet. It also examines the potential impact of cyber-terrorism on the health of populations, its possible perpetrators, and its prevention and control.

Keywords

cyber-terrorismhealthhealthcareterrorism
Type
Special Report
Information
Prehospital and Disaster Medicine , Volume 18 , Issue 3: Terrorism-II: Special Reports , September 2003 , pp. 272 - 275
Copyright
Copyright © World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine 2003

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