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Internet and Terrorism are co-related: TRIPURA CONCLAVE 2016 brings out the map how terrorist use Internet for expanding their networks beyond the borders, surveillance of such sites is quintessential to curb terrorism
TIWN Aug 27, 2016
Internet and Terrorism are co-related: TRIPURA CONCLAVE 2016 brings out the map how terrorist use Internet for expanding their networks beyond the borders, surveillance of such sites is quintessential to curb terrorism
PHOTO : 3rd Tripura Conclave held at Sukanta Academy. TIWN Pic Aug 26

AGARTALA, Aug 27 (TIWN): Tripura Conclave 2016 based on the theme of cross border terrorism in Bangladesh and its implications for India’s border states held at Sukanta Academy revealed the map how Internet and Terrorism are co-related and how both the media are used to plan the terror attacks beyond the borders. IT network engineer and Cyber crime expert Saumen Sarker said, terrorists increasingly are using the Internet as a means of communication both with each other and the rest of the world. By now, nearly everyone has seen at least some images from propaganda videos published on terrorist sites and rebroadcast on the world's news networks. Western governments have intensified surveillance of such sites but their prosecution of site operators is hampered by concerns over civil liberties, the Internet's inherent anonymity, and other factors. This medium allows information to be easily distributed to those seeking conversion to a particular ideology. The activities include promotion of terror manifestos and ideology, attracting recruitment, psychological warfare, deceptions, communication and networking, fundraising, and attacks on the networks of security authorities.

Terrorist groups have made full use of the Internet’s ability to create funds; whether legitimately or otherwise. The main methods that the terrorists achieve this are by, Goods selling: merchandise that is directly related to the terrorist organisation.

Sending emails to sympathizers who registered interest on a group’s website, posting messages on newsgroups/forums and their own websites that give directions as to how and where donations can be made. Using seemingly legitimate charities or businesses that unknown to the donator, directs the funds to terrorist organisations

Illegitimate means of gaining funds that terrorist groups are known to use include credit card fraud, online brokering and gambling

Cyber Security is a domain where counter terrorism is used to shut various key areas of social network. By cyber security we can identify who are using such networks, who are the followers and connected with those networks”, said Sarker.

“If internet was not there the terrorist could never been globally connected in such a way. 70 % of the crimes in terrorism would not develop so radically which are done via internet”, said Sarker.

As all kinds of works including brainwashing of innocents, arm-purchasing are done by internet but such issues can be stopped once the security force are trained to it”, he added.

“In Northeast India there have been very poor respond to cyber security process. In Tripura this lack of knowledge in cyber security has resulted in panic. Not only terrorism but it has been seen that various parts of the state is using the corridor for all narcotic business”, he added.

“In few places like Boxnagar, Sonamura Ganja cultivation is developing like tea gardens”, he added.

“Thus cyber security is one of the critical issued which need to be adopted by NE part of India”, Sarkar said adding various increasing crimes in Mizoram-Tripura / Indo-Bangla border areas.

 

 

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