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U.S. Takes Fight to ISIS on Cyber Battlefield

U.S. Takes Fight to ISIS on Cyber Battlefield

No terrorist group has capitalized on networked technology more than ISIS, both for recruitment messaging and commanding their fighters on the ground.

The internet is their response to asymmetric disadvantage. Where they lack in infrastructure and resources of a state, they use the web to plan attacks, solicit money and reach out to potential members.

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