Definition of "cybersecurity" []

• Security against electronic attacks such as cyberwarfare. (noun)

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• "The term cybersecurity, Papageorge said began popping up in dialog about five years ago."
• "Kaiser contends our current approach to cybersecurity is "too tip based," relying too heavily on Internet users disciplining themselves to resist clicking on what may be a tainted web link, and thinking twice about divulging too much personal information online."
• "The designation of cybersecurity as a "tier one" risk in the strategic defence and security review was not simply based on fear of sophisticated cyber-attack; it reflects the heavy dependence of the UK economy on complex interlocking computer systems and networks from which there is no way back."