P. Madhava Soma Sundaram, K. Jaishankar Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, India Dr. P. Madhava Soma Sundaram (Madhavan) is the reader and head of the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, India. Madhavan holds masters’ degree in criminology and Ph.D. in criminology from the University of Madras. His doc- torate work is in the field of victimology, focusing on fear of crime. Madhavan has authored one book and several articles/papers, chapters in books, editorials, book reviews, project reports, monographs in journals and magazines. He is the founding editor-in-chief of “Crime and Justice Perspective”—the offi- cial organ of the Criminal Justice Forum (CJF), India, and the founding editor of the International Journal of Criminal Justice Sciences. He serves in the International Editorial Advisory Board of the International Journal of Cyber Criminology. In recognition of his contribution in the growth of crimi- nology in India, Madhavan was conferred the title of Fellow of Indian Society of Criminology (FISC) by the Indian Society of Criminology (ISC) for 2001. His areas of specialization are juvenile justice, victimology, child protection, and social defense. Dr. K. Jaishankar is a lecturer in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, India. He is the founding editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Cyber Criminology and the founding editor of “Crime and Justice Perspective”—the official organ of the Criminal Justice Forum (CJF), India, and the founding managing editor of the International Journal of Criminal Justice Sciences. He serves in the International Editorial boards of Journal of Social Change (USA), Electronic Journal of Sociology (Canada), Crime, Punishment and Law: An International Journal (USA), Journal of Physical Security (USA), and Graduate Journal of Social Science (UK). He is the national focal point for India for the International Police Executive Symposium’s working paper series and expert of world police database at www.coginta.com. He is a co-investigator of the International Project on Cyber bullying funded by SSHRC, Canada involving eight countries, along with the principal investigator Dr. Shaheen Shariff, McGill University. He is a pioneer in developing the new field, cyber criminology, and is the proponent of “space transition theory,” which gives an explanation for the criminal behavior in cyber- space. He is a recognized expert in the field of cyber criminology and invited by various universities in U.S. to deliver lectures on his space transition theory of cyber crimes. His areas of academic competence are cyber criminology, crime mapping, GIS, communal violence, victimology, policing, and crime prevention. Abstract The Internet has brought revolutionary changes to the world. One of the greatest changes has been the growing connectivity between all “corners” of the world via the Internet. In many ways, this has been a boon to humanity. However, there is also a dark side to this achievement. Chapter 30 Cyber Terrorism: Problems, Perspectives, and Prescription 593 M30_SCHM8860_01_SE_C30.QXD 1/10/08 2:36 PM Page 593 MARKED SET