cyberwarfare

[ sahy-ber-wawr-fair ]

noun

, Computers.

1. computer-based attacks or covert computer infiltration of a network or other digital system to harm a military or other adversary:

   Cyberwarfare is an inexpensive mechanism used by smaller nations to even the playing field.

cyberwarfare

1. The use of computers and other devices to attack an enemy's information systems as opposed to an enemy's armies or factories. ( See information warfare .)

Word History and Origins

Origin of cyberwarfare¹

First recorded in 1990–95; cyber- ( def ) + warfare ( def )

Example Sentences

The form of this response, be it a direct military strike, cyberwarfare, or a covert action has not been publicly revealed.

From Salon

Hong Kong newspaper South China Morning Post on Friday cited an academic paper from a university affiliated with the People’s Liberation Army cyberwarfare division.

From Seattle Times

Russian cyber spies were behind a hack which disrupted part of Ukraine's power grid in late 2022, U.S. cybersecurity firm Mandiant, part of Google, said in a report on Thursday, in a rare and advanced form of cyberwarfare.

From Reuters

Russian cyber spies were behind a hack which disrupted part of Ukraine's power grid in late 2022, U.S. cybersecurity firm Mandiant, part of Google, said in a report on Thursday, in a rare and advanced form of cyberwarfare.

From Reuters

Sandworm has been previously identified as a cyberwarfare unit of Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency.

From Reuters