单词 | cyberwar |
释义 | cyberwar (once / 129883 pages) n Using computer technology to attack a country's government is known as cyberwar. Waging cyberwar on a foreign power might involve hacking its computer networks. The term cyberwar is slightly different from other kinds of cybercrime, in that it refers specifically to politically motivated attacks on a state or government — or occasionally, on another organization. Today's spies might commit espionage, a form of cyberwar, by hacking into networks to obtain state secrets. The word cyberwar itself uses the technological prefix cyber-, combined with war, from the Old English root wyrre, or "military conflict." WORD FAMILYcyberwar USAGE EXAMPLESThese include such evils as copyright infringement, cybercrime, the invasion of privacy, hate speech, espionage—and perhaps cyberwar. Economist(Nov 03, 2016) What reason is there to suppose that these events might eventually be grouped together as a single world cyberwar by historians? The Guardian(Dec 30, 2016) Trump would be wise to move on, perhaps proposing a new international treaty regime to police inter-state hacking and curb the threat of cyberwar. The Guardian(Dec 30, 2016) n an assault on electronic communication networks Syn|Hyper cyber-terrorism act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear |
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