Cyberterrorists

Cyberterrorism is an offshoot of hacking. A cyberterrorist uses sophisticated programming skills and knowledge of operating systems, networking, and computer architectures to cause significant damage. His aim is to cause more than just denial of service. The same tools that are available to a hacker are available to a terrorist on the Internet. Tools that exploit security weaknesses in popular operating systems and common network protocols are commonly used to take advantage of a company or government Internet connection.