NDLI: Second Life: Limits Of Creativity Or Cyber Threat?

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Mandal, S. Ee-Peng Lim
Copyright Year	2008
Description	Author affiliation: Int. Center for Political Violence & Terrorism Res., Nanyang Technol. Univ., Singapore (Mandal, S.)
Abstract	The paper explores the possibility of the spread of extremism and the potential threat of cyber terrorism in the fast growing virtual world of Second Life (SL). After introducing SL, the paper looks at the 'griefing' attacks in Second Life, which may be akin to terrorism in real life. It also analyses the potential use of SL for indoctrination, recruiting, rehearsing attacks, organisation and communication by extremist groups. The paper states that social interaction that mirror real life interactions in Second Life can provide opportunities for the sharing of socio-political ideas and even an avenue for organising political activities. There also exists the potential use of SL by extremist groups for enhanced and easier communication. Rehearsing attacks is improbable while some initial planning and reconnaissance for potential terrorist attacks can be carried out. However, the threat of money laundering in SL is credible. Today, the spread of extremism on the Internet and their potential foray into the virtual world is a credible threat that all stakeholders in the international community need to be aware of.
Starting Page	498
Ending Page	503
File Size	4296416
Page Count	6
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781424419777
DOI	10.1109/THS.2008.4534503
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2008-05-12
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Terrorism Avatars Reconnaissance World Wide Web Second Life Internet Paper technology Mirrors Protection Recruitment
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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