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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Atos is also playing a high-profile role this summer by providing cybersecurity for the Paris Olympics.
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John Kell, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2024
On Tuesday, the IT and cybersecurity company struck a deal with the French government and a group of banks and creditors for €450 million ($489 million) in interim loans.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 10 Apr. 2024
The controversy began Thursday morning when users noticed that all links to the non-profit newspaper the Kansas Reflector had been flagged as a cybersecurity threat and their posts were removed.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
Engineers use them to track airflow, and cybersecurity and computer science professionals keep up with data movement and Internet activity.
—The Indianapolis Star, 4 Apr. 2024
Multinationals like Goldman Sachs, Victoria’s Secret and the Economist magazine have flocked to the city and set up hundreds of operational hubs — known as global capability centers — to handle accounting, design products, develop cybersecurity systems and artificial intelligence, and more.
—Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
One common answer to that question is that Russia’s presence - first as a neighbor and then as an invader - has triggered the development of rapidly developing skills in fields such as defense technology and cybersecurity.
—Trevor Clawson, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
The Cyber Safety Review Board’s report, a copy of which The Post obtained before its official release, takes aim at shoddy cybersecurity practices, lax corporate culture and a deliberate lack of transparency over what Microsoft knew about the origins of the breach.
—Joseph Menn, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2024
In the 2022 midterm elections, the cybersecurity firm Mandiant reported that Dragonbridge, an influence campaign linked to China, tried to discourage Americans from voting while highlighting U.S. political polarization.
—Steven Lee Myers, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024
John Kell, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2024
On Tuesday, the IT and cybersecurity company struck a deal with the French government and a group of banks and creditors for €450 million ($489 million) in interim loans.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 10 Apr. 2024
The controversy began Thursday morning when users noticed that all links to the non-profit newspaper the Kansas Reflector had been flagged as a cybersecurity threat and their posts were removed.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
Engineers use them to track airflow, and cybersecurity and computer science professionals keep up with data movement and Internet activity.
—The Indianapolis Star, 4 Apr. 2024
Multinationals like Goldman Sachs, Victoria’s Secret and the Economist magazine have flocked to the city and set up hundreds of operational hubs — known as global capability centers — to handle accounting, design products, develop cybersecurity systems and artificial intelligence, and more.
—Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
One common answer to that question is that Russia’s presence - first as a neighbor and then as an invader - has triggered the development of rapidly developing skills in fields such as defense technology and cybersecurity.
—Trevor Clawson, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
The Cyber Safety Review Board’s report, a copy of which The Post obtained before its official release, takes aim at shoddy cybersecurity practices, lax corporate culture and a deliberate lack of transparency over what Microsoft knew about the origins of the breach.
—Joseph Menn, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2024
In the 2022 midterm elections, the cybersecurity firm Mandiant reported that Dragonbridge, an influence campaign linked to China, tried to discourage Americans from voting while highlighting U.S. political polarization.
—Steven Lee Myers, New York Times, 1 Apr. 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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