In a newly published study, leading Israeli expert on cyberterrorism Dr. Gabriel Weimann – a full professor at University of Haifa's Department of Communication – has offered preemptive measures for combating a looming scourge across the Metaverse.
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Those proposed steps include public-private partnerships, early engagement, monitoring the Metaverse, identification policy, used education, and confronting financial crime.
"The old battlefield has changed into one that is no longer just physical but also virtual, where non-state actors play a key role, given their influence and expertise. As both sides try to outmaneuver each other, a vicious cycle of innovations and countermeasures takes shape," Weimann wrote. "It is necessary to break this cycle with a new long-term strategy, with preemptive measures requiring the participation of all relevant partners. Several steps are needed to devise a concrete and interconnected strategy that will thwart terrorist organizations before they strike first."
