Prediction of terrorism pattern accompanied by cyber-terrorism and the development direction of corresponding legal systems

TL;DR

This paper predicts evolving terrorism patterns, especially cyber-terrorism, and discusses the need for legal system development to enhance national security responses.

Contribution

It analyzes the transformation of terrorism with cyber elements and proposes directions for developing legal frameworks to address these emerging threats.

Findings

Cyber-terrorism is rapidly increasing as a serious national security threat.

Traditional terrorism is evolving to include cyber components.

Current legal systems are insufficient to effectively respond to cyber-terrorism.

Abstract

As the information and communication system has become an essential element for national operation and people's lives, and the dependence on information and communication systems such as national infrastructure systems and facilities increases, cyber terrorism is rapidly emerging as a serious threat to national security in peacetime. As terrorist groups' access to cyber-attack assets improves, the traditional form of terrorism is also expected to change to a form combined with cyber-terrorism. Nevertheless, from a national security point of view, Korea lacks a legal system to prepare for and respond to cyber terrorism. In this paper, based on the development process of the modern military operation concept, we predict the changes in the form of terrorism, analyze the restrictions on the national response to cyber-terrorism based on the current legal system, and propose the development directions.