Question Description: In this discussion, you will identify an emerging terrorist threat and begin to explore the different ways in which it may evolve. Begin by researching a current news article on an emerging terrorist threat. Use this article as the basis for your initial post. In your initial post, briefly summarize the article focusing on the emerging terrorist threat. Then, present a minimum of three alternative futures related to how this threat may evolve over time.

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Despite the popularization of cyberterrorism by international news media, the threat such a form of terrorism poses is too significant to get ignored. Terrorists are diversifying their points of attack by adopting modern methods of warfare. The evolution of warfare has seen most wars getting fought on the cyberspace (Jarvis et al., 2015). Such circumstances resulted in the emergence of cyberterrorism. Dealing with cyberterrorism will not be easy, considering the evolution of technology. Technology is a rapidly changing phenomenon, which means that the technological advancements that currently seem progressive will appear redundant in a few years (Jarvis et al., 2015). With respect to cyberterrorism, advancements in technology that will happen in the future will allow for more sophisticated attacks.

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