: of, relating to, or involving computers or computer networks (such as the Internet)
the cyber marketplace
: computer : computer network
cyberspace
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2025
This second Florida location — the first opened in Orlando earlier this year — will feature 14 high-tech game rooms that combine immersive cyber playability with physical challenges.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 19 July 2025
Despite the onslaught, our analysis found that fewer than half of SMB leaders have high confidence in their ability to manage a cyber threat, and 59% said their business needs to improve cyber defenses and compliance in 2025.
—Michael Flannery, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
Researchers from security firm Palo Alto Networks and Ukraine’s major state cyber agency SSSCIP had already documented the use of Emmenhtal in a separate campaign that embedded the loader into malicious emails to distribute malware to Ukrainian entities.
—ArsTechnica, 17 July 2025
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Adjective
This incident underscores that in today's cyber landscape, no account, not even the most seemingly secure one, is immune to attackers.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2025
This second Florida location — the first opened in Orlando earlier this year — will feature 14 high-tech game rooms that combine immersive cyber playability with physical challenges.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 19 July 2025
Despite the onslaught, our analysis found that fewer than half of SMB leaders have high confidence in their ability to manage a cyber threat, and 59% said their business needs to improve cyber defenses and compliance in 2025.
—Michael Flannery, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
Researchers from security firm Palo Alto Networks and Ukraine’s major state cyber agency SSSCIP had already documented the use of Emmenhtal in a separate campaign that embedded the loader into malicious emails to distribute malware to Ukrainian entities.
—ArsTechnica, 17 July 2025
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“Cyber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cyber. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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cyber
1 of 2 adjective
cy·ber
ˈsī-bər 
: relating to computers or computer networks
cyber-
2 of 2 combining form
: computer : computer network
cyberspace
Etymology
Combining form
cybernetic
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