The Era of the High Tech Terrorist

摘要

During the investigation of the recent Paris terrorist attack, one finding totally surprised the investigators. The analysis revealed that terrorists could have used Sony's popular gaming console, PlayStation 4 to communicate. As the Playstation has options of sending messages and even voice chatting through a particular game, there is a distinct possibility that the ISIS terrorists could have used this medium to avoid detection. More so, as there are more than 100 mn users on this network. Monitoring what millions of users are chatting becomes extremely difficult, especially if the terrorists use coded words or actions.