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Cyber Security and Politically, Socially and Religiously Motivated Cyber Attacks

Paper
Dr Paul Cornish, February 2009

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This paper examines cyber-security and politically, socially and religiously motivated cyber-attacks, focusing on the European Union as an international organisation with a fragmented yet developing interest in cyber-security.

The paper is presented in three parts:

• Part 1 assesses the source and nature of cyber threats.
• Part 2 reviews current multilateral initiatives to address cyber-security, focusing on the work of the United Nations, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe, the Council of Europe, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, and the Group of Eight.
• Part 3 examines the European Union's responses to the cyber-security challenge.

This study was requested by the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs. It was carried out within the framework agreement between ISIS Europe and the European Parliament.