Definitions
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- noun An attack or intrusion by means of a computer
network such as theInternet , often for the purpose of spying - verb To launch a cyberattack
Etymologies
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Examples
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Blanket use of the word cyberattack conflates different kinds of crime with different means and motives.
Cybercrime Comes to the IMF Jeremy Wagstaff 2011
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Getty Images Such a hush-hush approach might make sense were this a military campaign as the word cyberattack connotes.
Cybercrime Comes to the IMF Jeremy Wagstaff 2011
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Blanket use of the word cyberattack conflates different kinds of crime with different means and motives.
Cybercrime Comes to the IMF Jeremy Wagstaff 2011
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Getty Images Such a hush-hush approach might make sense were this a military campaign as the word cyberattack connotes.
Cybercrime Comes to the IMF Jeremy Wagstaff 2011
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Deciding who should execute what role in defending the nation against cyberattack is a thorny issue, complicated by the fact that the agency tasked with assisting the private sector - the Department of Homeland Security - lags the Defense Department in personnel, resources and capabilities.
White House reviews nation's cybersecurity Ellen Nakashima 2010
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Unfortunately, if the electric power grid goes down for an extended period of time — something that one could imagine a cyberattack might be able to cause — that could cause real harm.
The Volokh Conspiracy » If you like the BP spill, you’ll love cyberwar 2010
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'Operation Aurora,' otherwise known as the cyberattack targeted at Google and other major companies, which leveraged the zero-day vulnerability recently discovered in Internet Explorer.
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'Operation Aurora,' otherwise known as the cyberattack targeted at Google and other major companies, which leveraged the zero-day vulnerability recently discovered in Internet Explorer.
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'Operation Aurora,' otherwise known as the cyberattack targeted at Google and other major companies, which leveraged the zero-day vulnerability recently discovered in Internet Explorer.
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One of the more popular example of the realities of a cyberattack is the 2007 cyberwar in Estonia where attackers launched distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks on Estonian websites including the Estonian parliament, banks, ministries and newspapers, he said.
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