cybersecurity
noun
cy·ber·se·cu·ri·ty
ˈsī-bər-si-ˌkyu̇r-ə-tē 
: measures taken to protect a computer or computer system (as on the Internet) against unauthorized access or attack
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Climate change, cybersecurity attacks, and nuclear warfare threaten our nation’s—and the entire world’s—future.
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Rachel Foxman, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2024
Cheung did not say why the campaign believed the hack came from hostile foreign operatives, or whether it had been briefed on any intrusions by U.S. intelligence or law enforcement agencies or private cybersecurity firms.
—Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2024
News of a reported cyberattack at the Trump campaign is likely just the beginning of what promises to be a hectic, unpredictable cybersecurity run-up to November's election.
—Sam Sabin, Axios, 11 Aug. 2024
Answer: The transition from being a high-school student to living on a college campus will expose your child to many new cybersecurity risks.
—Ken Colburn, The Arizona Republic, 11 Aug. 2024
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Rachel Foxman, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2024
Cheung did not say why the campaign believed the hack came from hostile foreign operatives, or whether it had been briefed on any intrusions by U.S. intelligence or law enforcement agencies or private cybersecurity firms.
—Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2024
News of a reported cyberattack at the Trump campaign is likely just the beginning of what promises to be a hectic, unpredictable cybersecurity run-up to November's election.
—Sam Sabin, Axios, 11 Aug. 2024
Answer: The transition from being a high-school student to living on a college campus will expose your child to many new cybersecurity risks.
—Ken Colburn, The Arizona Republic, 11 Aug. 2024
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cybersecurity
noun
cy·ber·se·cu·ri·ty
ˈsī-bər-si-ˈkyu̇r-ə-tē
: measures taken to protect a computer or computer system (as on the Internet) against unauthorized access or attack
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