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Definition of cybersecurity
: measures taken to protect a computer or computer system (as on the Internet) against unauthorized access or attack
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He and Putin even agreed to set up a joint cybersecurity unit at their G20 meeting, which would be kind of like partnering with Imperial Japan to establish a joint early warning system for aerial bombardments in the Pacific in 1942.
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More than 30 governors will be meeting to discuss topics like cybersecurity and federal-state collaboration.
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Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told the press on Friday, explaining that Trump had raised the issue of Russian election interference but was prepared to move on as partners in the war on terror and, improbably, on cybersecurity.
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The Institute for Veterans and Military Families is recruiting San Diego area veterans to apply for cybersecurity training through its Onward to Opportunity San Diego program.
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After the president appeared to quickly reverse himself on whether the two nations had agreed to coordinate on cybersecurity, Sanders said the topic was only one of many that were briefly discussed.
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Top election officials from throughout the U.S. will gather at the Westin Hotel to discuss voter access and cybersecurity issues.
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Through a friend, Zahory reached out to Brittan Heller, a cybersecurity and hate crimes expert at the Anti-Defamation League, a civil rights organization.
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What really underscores the significance of Harris’s reporting, though, is a detailed account, also published Friday night, by Matt Tait, a British cybersecurity expert who dealt extensively with Smith.
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First Known Use of cybersecurity
1989
Law Dictionary
cybersecurity
play
noun
cy·ber·se·cu·ri·ty
\ˈsī-bər-si-ˈkyu̇r-ə-tē\
Legal Definition of cybersecurity
: measures taken to protect a computer or computer system (as on the Internet) against unauthorized access or attack
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