cybersecurity

Or cy·ber se·cu·ri·ty

[sahy-ber-si-kyoor-i-tee]

noun

1. precautions taken to guard against crime that involves the internet, especially unauthorized access to computer systems and data connected to the internet.

2. the state of being protected against such crime.

cybersecurity

/ ˌsaɪbəˌsɪˈkjʊərɪtɪ /

noun

1. computing the state of being safe from electronic crime and the measures taken to achieve this

Word History and Origins

Origin of cybersecurity¹

First recorded in 1985–90; cyber- ( def. ) + security ( def. )

Example Sentences

Cybersecurity analysts have linked the hack to individuals linked to an alliance of cybercriminals called Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters.

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Employees at the Treasury Department and in the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency in the Department of Homeland Security were also among those laid off on Friday, those agencies confirmed.

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While Japan's image around the world may be of a technologically advanced nation, some experts have warned it does not have enough cybersecurity professionals and has low rates of digital literacy when it comes to business software.

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The company behind Land Rover, Jaguar and Range Rover models, has been forced to repeatedly extend the production shutdown over the past few weeks as it races to restart systems safely with the help of cybersecurity experts flown in from around the globe, the U.K.’s National Cyber Security Centre and law enforcement.

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Champagne said she pulls in more than $200,000 a year from her job in cybersecurity, a side business coaching other women and rental income from two homes.

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