cybersecurity

English

Etymology

cyber- + security

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /saɪbəsɪˈkjʊəɹɪtɪ/

Noun

cybersecurity (uncountable)

  1. Security against electronic attacks such as cyberwarfare or cyberterrorism.
    • 2014 April 6, David E. Sanger, “U.S. tries candor to assure China on cyberattacks”, in The New York Times:
      She now works for [] one of the largest of the many cybersecurity firms seeking to neutralize attacks on corporations from China and other countries, as well as criminal groups and hackers.
    • 2021 September 1, Michael D. Shear; Jim Tankersley, quoting Joe Biden, “Biden Defends Afghan Pullout and Declares an End to Nation-Building”, in The New York Times, ISSN 0362-4331:
      He said he would shun ground wars with large troop deployments, instead favoring a strategy guided more by economic and cybersecurity competition with China and Russia []

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