cyberwarfare

Also cy·ber war·fare

[sahy-ber-wawr-fair]

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noun

Computers.

computer-based attacks or covert computer infiltration of a network or other digital system to harm a military or other adversary.
Cyberwarfare is an inexpensive mechanism used by smaller nations to even the playing field.

cyberwarfare

The use of computers and other devices to attack an enemy's information systems as opposed to an enemy's armies or factories. (See information warfare.)

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cyberwarfare¹

First recorded in 1990–95; cyber- ( def. ) + warfare ( def. )

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Example Sentences

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The mission in the city of Poznań was closed last year after Warsaw accused Russia of acts of sabotage and cyberwarfare.

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The form of this response, be it a direct military strike, cyberwarfare, or a covert action has not been publicly revealed.

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Hong Kong newspaper South China Morning Post on Friday cited an academic paper from a university affiliated with the People’s Liberation Army cyberwarfare division.

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Russian cyber spies were behind a hack which disrupted part of Ukraine's power grid in late 2022, U.S. cybersecurity firm Mandiant, part of Google, said in a report on Thursday, in a rare and advanced form of cyberwarfare.

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