cyber
(used alone as a substitute for many compound words that begin with the combining form cyber-, as cyberattack, cybersecurity, cyberterrorism, or cyberwarfare): GPS may be vulnerable to jamming and cyber.Ethical hackers are being recruited for careers in cyber.
of or relating to computers, typically to one of the technology domains named with the combining form cyber-, as cyberterrorism, cyberwarfare, or cyberattack: a cyber threat;several cyber breaches;cyber operations;cyber plots.
to engage in cybersex: People playing the MMO were cybering in voice chat, sometimes without even creating a separate channel to keep it private.
Origin of cyber
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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).
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How to use cyber in a sentence
The campaigns fit squarely into Iran’s cyber playbook, other researchers say.
Researchers find more victims of one of Iran’s oldest hacking groups | Tonya Riley | February 8, 2021 | Washington PostSecurity 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.
The battle of algorithms: Uncovering offensive AI | Casey Sullivan | February 5, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewTogether with researchers in India, Mandl created “cyber watchdog” tools.
How to fight online hate before it leads to violence | Kathiann Kowalski | February 4, 2021 | Science News For StudentsTo be a responsible member of today’s increasingly digital society requires a new set of “cyber citizenship” skills.
Want to Stop the Next Crisis? Teaching Cyber Citizenship Must Become a National Priority | Michael McConnell | January 21, 2021 | TimeLeo 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.”
Transforming the energy industry with AI | Jason Sparapani | January 21, 2021 | MIT Technology Review
“The cyber attack against Sony Pictures Entertainment was not just an attack against a company and its employees,” he said.
Politicians Only Love Journalists When They're Dead | Luke O’Neil | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTTo cyber security experts, the naivety of this statement beggars belief.
Given the potential for a cyber tit-for-tat to escalate, Obama has even more incentive to find a diplomatic solution.
Obama Could Hit China to Punish North Korea | Shane Harris, Tim Mak | December 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut hey, maybe anti-regime posters wrote those, this being one place where it is open to being cyber-slimed.
Inside the ‘Surprisingly Great’ North Korean Hacker Hotel | Michael Daly | December 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe priority that the regime places on cyber warfare is made clear by its recruiting.
Inside the ‘Surprisingly Great’ North Korean Hacker Hotel | Michael Daly | December 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for cyber-
indicating computers: cyberphobia
Origin of cyber-
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for cyber-
A prefix that means computer or computer network, as in cyberspace, the electronic medium in which online communication takes place.
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