A piece of computer software or hardware used to commit cyberwarfare.
this cyberweapon is reportedly capable of altering text and audio, intercepting keyboard input, and disrupting network traffic
Example sentencesExamples
Whether a cyberweapon can boomerang depends on its state of the art, according to computer security experts.
Whether those threats will be variants of this new breed of home-grown cyberweapon remains to be seen.
Many such cyberweapons, in fact, can fit on an ordinary USB thumb drive.
It is likely that the increase in spending will also go towards the development of cyberweapons.
Unlike weapons for conventional warfare, cyberweapons are easily pilfered by the designers.
The hackers used off-the-shelf malware to wipe the firm's computers, a cyberweapon they probably bought on the Internet black market.
The country has a new cyberweapon that can be used to hijack internet traffic and turn it against websites that it doesn't like, according to researchers.
Like our nuclear arsenal during the Cold War, our cyberweapons arsenal must be pretargeted and ready to launch.
A senior official said cyberweapons were as powerful as nuclear weapons and "should be unleashed only on the direct orders of the commander in chief."
The military is ready to retaliate if the U.S. is hit by cyberweapons, the Defense Secretary said.
Definition of cyberweapon in US English:
cyberweapon
nounˈsībərˌwepənˈsaɪbərˌwɛpən
A piece of computer software or hardware used to commit cyberwarfare.
this cyberweapon is reportedly capable of altering text and audio, intercepting keyboard input, and disrupting network traffic
Example sentencesExamples
Many such cyberweapons, in fact, can fit on an ordinary USB thumb drive.
The military is ready to retaliate if the U.S. is hit by cyberweapons, the Defense Secretary said.
Whether a cyberweapon can boomerang depends on its state of the art, according to computer security experts.
The hackers used off-the-shelf malware to wipe the firm's computers, a cyberweapon they probably bought on the Internet black market.
Unlike weapons for conventional warfare, cyberweapons are easily pilfered by the designers.
Like our nuclear arsenal during the Cold War, our cyberweapons arsenal must be pretargeted and ready to launch.
Whether those threats will be variants of this new breed of home-grown cyberweapon remains to be seen.
A senior official said cyberweapons were as powerful as nuclear weapons and "should be unleashed only on the direct orders of the commander in chief."
The country has a new cyberweapon that can be used to hijack internet traffic and turn it against websites that it doesn't like, according to researchers.
It is likely that the increase in spending will also go towards the development of cyberweapons.