cyber

¹

[ sahy-ber ]

noun

1. (used alone as a substitute for many compound words that begin with the combining form cyber-, as cyberattack, cybersecurity, cyberterrorism, or cyberwarfare ): Ethical hackers are being recruited for careers in cyber.

   GPS may be vulnerable to jamming and cyber.

   Ethical hackers are being recruited for careers in cyber.

adjective

1. of or relating to computers, typically to one of the technology domains named with the combining form cyber-, as cyberterrorism, cyberwarfare, or cyberattack: several cyber breaches; cyber plots.

   a cyber threat;

   several cyber breaches;

   cyber operations;

   cyber plots.

verb (used without object)

1. to engage in cybersex:

   People playing the MMO were cybering in voice chat, sometimes without even creating a separate channel to keep it private.

cyber-

²

Digital Technology.

1. a combining form meaning “computer,” “computer network,” or “virtual reality,” used in the formation of compound words ( cybertalk; cyberart; cyberspace ) and by extension meaning “expressing visions of the future” ( cyberfashion ).

cyber-

combining_form

1. indicating computers

   cyberphobia

cyber–

1. A prefix that means “computer” or “computer network,” as in cyberspace, the electronic medium in which online communication takes place.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cyber¹

First recorded in 1990–95; from cyber- ( def )

Origin of cyber²

Extracted from cybernetics none

Word History and Origins

Origin of cyber¹

C20: back formation from cybernetics

Example Sentences

The campaigns fit squarely into Iran’s cyber playbook, other researchers say.

From Washington Post

Security teams can prepare by turning to defensive AI to fight back—using autonomous cyber defense that learns on the job to detect and respond to even the most subtle indicators of an attack, no matter where it appears.

From MIT Technology Review

Together with researchers in India, Mandl created “cyber watchdog” tools.

From Science News For Students

To be a responsible member of today’s increasingly digital society requires a new set of “cyber citizenship” skills.

From Time

Leo Simonovich, vice president and global head of industrial cyber and digital security at Siemens Energy, argues, “Oil and gas companies are becoming digital companies, and there shouldn’t be a trade-off between security and digitalization.”

From MIT Technology Review

“The cyber attack against Sony Pictures Entertainment was not just an attack against a company and its employees,” he said.

From The Daily Beast

To cyber security experts, the naivety of this statement beggars belief.

From The Daily Beast

Given the potential for a cyber tit-for-tat to escalate, Obama has even more incentive to find a diplomatic solution.

From The Daily Beast

But hey, maybe anti-regime posters wrote those, this being one place where it is open to being cyber-slimed.

From The Daily Beast

The priority that the regime places on cyber warfare is made clear by its recruiting.

From The Daily Beast

Related Words

• computerized