The Disaster Recovery Handbook, 2nd Edition

CHAPTER 24TERRORISMThe Wrath of Man

Terrorism: the systematic use of violence as a meansto intimidate or coerce societies or governments.—WordNet^® 1.6, © 1997 Princeton University

INTRODUCTION

Terrorism has many definitions. In its simplest form, it is a violent action intended to inflict harm on some person or object with the intention of coercing someone in the future to act in a specific way. Terrorists function similarly to a publicity-hungry cinema actress. They will create any spectacle or perform any action to gain attention for their organization or cause.

The other chapters of this book assumed you had some personal knowledge of the nature of the risks your company faced, such as a fire, a power outage, or severe weather. The issues ...