Links between Terrorism and the Information Space

Abstract

The digital culture, the use of cellular devices and the use of the social media have become an essential part of our lives. According to the latest surveys, 60 percent of the world’s population uses the Internet, which means that there are more than 3.8 billion social media users. The average internet users spend nearly 6 hours and 45 minutes a day on the web, including nearly 2 hours and 30 minutes using social media. These figures show an upwarding trend. A significant part of the world’s population is available in the cyberspace, so it is worth to see how terrorism and people affected by this phenomenon react to the potential of digitalisation and what kind of new challenges security bodies face.