cybersecurity

noun

cy·​ber·​se·​cu·​ri·​ty ˈsī-bər-si-ˌkyu̇r-ə-tē How to pronounce cybersecurity (audio)
: measures taken to protect a computer or computer system (as on the Internet) against unauthorized access or attack

Examples of cybersecurity in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The bright-green label will include a QR code linking to a product registry that will provide consumer-friendly information on the device’s cybersecurity protections. Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024 The deal gives Cisco more services to sell to corporate customers, including tools that monitor cybersecurity risks. Byjohn Kell, Fortune, 20 Mar. 2024 Experts report that 95 percent of cybersecurity breaches are the result of human error by users who unknowingly interact with nefarious websites that expose their system to malicious code. IEEE Spectrum, 19 Mar. 2024 Suspecting foul play, the woman trams up with a manipulative hacker and cybersecurity expert to try to dig deeper. Patrick Frater, Variety, 15 Mar. 2024 One model of healthy dialogue is the Cyber Safety Review Board run by the Department of Homeland Security and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, which brings together cybersecurity experts from the public and private sectors. Jami Miscik, Foreign Affairs, 11 Mar. 2024 In Alameda County, Fortinet, a cybersecurity company, has spent an eyebrow-raising $209 million to buy several commercial or industrial properties in Union City, according to a review by this news organization of Alameda County public documents going back to 2016. George Avalos, The Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2024 The chaos caused by the cyberattack is prompting a reckoning for senior US cybersecurity officials about the vulnerabilities in hugely important companies that underpin the health care system. Sean Lyngaas, CNN, 9 Mar. 2024 One, Chinese cybersecurity giant Qi Anxin, was especially loathed, despite being one of I-Soon's key investors and business partners. Associated Press, Quartz, 8 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1989, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cybersecurity was in 1989

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“Cybersecurity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cybersecurity. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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cybersecurity

noun
cy·​ber·​se·​cu·​ri·​ty ˈsī-bər-si-ˈkyu̇r-ə-tē How to pronounce cybersecurity (audio)
: measures taken to protect a computer or computer system (as on the Internet) against unauthorized access or attack
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