Definition of "cyber-" []

• Computer: cyberpunk. (prefix)
• Computer network: cyberspace. See Usage Note at virtual. (prefix)

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• "Paradoxically … a heightened perception of cyber- security risk is being met with diminished resources and interest."
• "With tears in our eyes for Japan's massive misfortune many unsuspecting souls follow the illicit commands to donate and in doing so line the pockets of countless cyber- pickpockets."
• "The results, which according to the survey were to be shared with the Defense Department, give U.S. authorities a map of who made which parts of the nation's networks, said Mischel Kwon, a former cyber- security official in President Barack Obama's administration."