cyberattack

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cyberattack

(ˈsaɪbərəˌtæk)
n
1. (Law) an attempt to damage or disrupt a computer system, or obtain information stored on a computer system, by means of hacking
2. (Computer Science) an attempt to damage or disrupt a computer system, or obtain information stored on a computer system, by means of hacking
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Failing to continually revise remote work policies in the digital workplace could put those business owners at higher risk of a cyberattack, the insurer says.
In 2017, a unique cyberattack was reported by a renowned cybersecurity firm Darktrace.
In 7.3% of the properties in Israel containing children ages 2-18, at least one of the children was harmed by a personal assault: theft, violence or threat of violence, sexual harassment, sexual assault, cyberattack and/or online bullying and shaming.
The cyberattack of Stuxnet on Iranian nuclear system damaged more than 70 percent of nuclear centrifuges earlier in 2009.
To be clear, the focus here is on those cyberattacks that are punitive rather than carried out to support kinetic operations, largely because the contribution of a cyberattack capability to an overall kinetic reprisal capability is usually indirect.
Construction companies preparing bids for high-profile projects may be a cyberattack target , a lawyer has warned.
Manufacturers used to rely on customized, proprietary protocols, which made mounting a cyberattack difficult, Morales notes.
Many Pakistani banks suspend international transactions in wake of cyberattack
The West is seeking to discredit Russia's initiative to elaborate a code of conduct in the cyber space, that is why it is accusing Russia of plotting a cyberattack on the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Zakharova stressed.
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