An Immunological Approach to Counter-Terrorism and Infrastructure Defense Law in Electronic Domains

The West’s increasing dependence upon telecommunicationsand information infrastructures puts at risk the economic, political,and military security of the free world. The purpose hereinis to gauge the extent to which the law properly supplementsand coordinates the defense of that information infrastructure. First undertaken is an overview of the telecommunications vulnerabilitiesand dependencies of the West. The nature of terrorism is thenexplored, and principles of counter-terrorism are examined andapplied specifically with reference to electronic domains. Thereafter,Immunological modeling and principles are surveyed. The analysis continues with an examination of the current postureof Western legal systems, and a comparison of the laws relatingto counter-terrorism in electronic domains before and afterthe events of 11 September. An exploration of continuing vulnerabilitiesthen follows. Finally, recommendations for future defensiveactions are promulgated with the aim of optimizing the roleof law in information infrastructure defense.     

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