: of, relating to, or involving computers or computer networks (such as the Internet)
the cyber marketplace
: computer : computer network
cyberspace
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Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
While most cyber incidents involve an attacker, this breach didn’t need one.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2025
They were all connected to the same virtual private network (VPN) used in one or more of the cyber incidents, according to the complaint.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
One of the bachelors at the heart of this journey is James Hatchett, a 29-year-old cyber security engineer with the energy of someone who’s always five steps ahead—and that applies to his love life, too.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 16 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
Salt Typhoon is known to be an advanced persistent hacking group, affiliated with the Ministry of State Security in China, conducting cyber espionage campaigns against U.S. targets.
—Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
While most cyber incidents involve an attacker, this breach didn’t need one.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2025
They were all connected to the same virtual private network (VPN) used in one or more of the cyber incidents, according to the complaint.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
One of the bachelors at the heart of this journey is James Hatchett, a 29-year-old cyber security engineer with the energy of someone who’s always five steps ahead—and that applies to his love life, too.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Cyber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cyber. Accessed 2 May. 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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