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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21 June 2026
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Designed to strengthen election integrity and foster leadership, the year-long program provides education on election administration, including election law, cybersecurity, information technology and operational best practices, the release said.
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21 June 2026
The administration issued an executive order earlier this month asking AI companies to voluntarily share their most advanced models with the government for cybersecurity vetting before releasing them publicly.
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CNN Money,
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Taylor Croft,
AJC.com,
21 June 2026
Funded by the National Science Foundation, our multidisciplinary team blended our expertise in causal inference, sustainability and cybersecurity, to work on the tangled question of what people do with their consumer electronics when they’re done using them.
—
Eric Williams,
Fortune,
21 June 2026
Designed to strengthen election integrity and foster leadership, the year-long program provides education on election administration, including election law, cybersecurity, information technology and operational best practices, the release said.
—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
The administration issued an executive order earlier this month asking AI companies to voluntarily share their most advanced models with the government for cybersecurity vetting before releasing them publicly.
—
Hadas Gold,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
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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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