Al Qaeda does not seem to pose a significant cyberthreat to the U.S. The only hacking collective claimingaffiliation with the group is al Qaeda Electronic (AQE), which was formed only this year and hasshown limited and rudimentary capabilities. Al Qaeda should have an advanced cyber-warfare capability tohurt the West and help recruit new followers, but it does not. It allows a small number of covert and dispersedindividuals to inflict disproportionate damage on a much stronger adversary.1 Cyber warriorsgenerally hail from the class of disaffected, educated, relatively-well-off radicals from whom alQaeda draws its leadership cadres.
AL QAEDA ELECTRONIC:A S LEEPING D OG ?ERIC LIUDECEMBER 2015A REPORT BY THE CRITICAL THREATS PROJECT OFTHE AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTEĪL QAEDA ELECTRONIC: A SLEEPING DOG?DECEMBER 2015IntroductionCyber warfare is a natural arena for al Qaeda.
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