cyber

adjective cy·ber \ ˈsī-bər \

|Updated on: 13 Aug 2018

Definition of cyber

: of, relating to, or involving computers or computer networks (such as the Internet)

the cyber marketplace

Recent Examples of cyber from the Web

The news was first reported by SpartanNation.com, and Watts-Jackson told them he will focus on cyber system operations and security.

— khadrice rollins, SI.com, "Former Michigan State Hero Jalen Watts-Jackson Joining the Air Force," 5 July 2018
The emergence of natural gas as a significant part of the fuel mix has greatly raised the stakes for pipeline cyber security.

— neil chatterjee, richard glick, Houston Chronicle, "Cyber security rules needed for pipelines: FERC commissioners," 17 June 2018
But Project Indigo is likely also a source of information for the US's cyber offensive operations in addition to informing defense decisions.

— lily hay newman, WIRED, "Security News This Week: T-Mobile Web Portal Exposed 74 Million Accounts," 26 May 2018
Moriuchi has done extensive open source research on the regime's ongoing cyber crime operation, which includes stealing bitcoins and other forms of cryptocurrency in order to evade sanctions.

— jenna mclaughlin, CNN, "US wary of North Korean cyber prowess ahead of Kim-Trump summit," 21 May 2018
Consider the thriving cybersecurity degree programs at our universities and the Idaho National Guard’s cyber operations squadron.

— gov. butch otter, idahostatesman, "Idaho Gov. Butch Otter | Read full 2018 State of the State | Idaho Statesman," 8 Jan. 2018
Arizona's tangential involvement in international cyber spying isn't a total surprise.

— ronald j. hansen, azcentral, "Arizona servers used by Russian hackers to monitor Democrats, feds say," 13 July 2018
An investigation spurred by a cyber tip led to the arrest Tuesday of a Lady Lake man Tuesday on 10 counts of possession of child pornography, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

— jerry fallstrom, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Cyber tip leads to arrest of Lady Lake man on 10 counts of possession of child porn," 10 July 2018
The agents are members of Homeland Security Investigations, and work on crimes like drug trafficking, cyber crimes and human smuggling, according to the New York Times.

— caitlin wolper, Teen Vogue, "ICE Agents Wrote a Letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen About the Impact of "Zero-Tolerance" Immigration Policies on Their Work," 29 June 2018

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First Known Use: 1992

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