COUNTERING CYBERTERRORISM

     There are many ways that we can combat cyberterrorism. Before any plans are being implemented, everyone should work as a team and stay united in order to prevent the cyberterrorism to enter into our grid. As we all know the effects of cyberterrorism is pretty much high and there should be a solution or guideline to ambush these hackers.

     Many large scale multinational companies are very much familiar with the term business continuity plan or better known as BCP. In preparations of combating cyberterrorism, business continuity has proven to be crucial in every aspect of an organization. For an example, if there is cyber attack in one of the unit or department, the business continuity plan ensures that the day-to-day operations will run smoothly at another site without any disruption. Business continuity plan can also be said as a backup for an organization.

     Policies and procedures in an organization or government should be strict in order to prevent this unlawful act. Everyone needs to be guided or trained on how they should activate or raise an enquiry when there is a system issue which might be related to cyberterrorism. Procedures and policies need to be updated on a timely manner so that it is asynchronous with the latest technologies.

     Personal behavior or attitude also plays an active part in preventing cyberterrorism. Each one of use has to help each other to counteract the threats caused by this negative destruction. If you are working for an important organization or the government, you should be responsible and be prepared for everything.

     In summary, there are many ways we can prevent cyberterrorism from damaging our nation and save the innocent lives.