The brutality of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has been impossible to avoid over the past two years since their activities have frequently been broadcasted across all the media outlets. However, their violent activities are not the only factor behind the massive publicity as their sophisticated usage of the Internet and various social media plays a big role in the process. That exact online communication was used as an incentive for this research paper. ISIL has taken the usage of the modern media for terrorism purposes to a whole new level since the Internet made it possible for them to establish their agenda in order to escalate fear and panic easier than ever. Therefore, this paper discusses the aforementioned connection between media and terrorism as well as the impact of the media on creating the fear of terrorism. Great emphasis is put on the emergence of the Internet and its influence on informing citizens. In addition, it discusses the online communication of the terrorist organisation ISIL, methods they use to spread their messages and the channels they use to reach the public. The objective of this paper was to determine if the awareness affects the fear of terrorism and to what extent. The research was supposed to give insight into the connections between the awareness of ISIL activities and the fear of terrorism, that is, to point out the dread of possible victimisation amongst the student population. Upon completion of the focus group, the research has indicated that the awareness has an impact on the fear of terrorism. Likewise, video recordings proved to be the main trigger when it comes to the fear of terrorism.