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cyberdefense

cyberdefense noun: defense against internet attack.

Noun

cyberdefense (countable and uncountable, plural cyberdefenses)

  1. Defense against internet attack.
    • Bombshelter would ultimately become the first line of cyberdefense for the US military and its NATO allies.1999 July, Frank Vizard, “War.com”, in Popular Science, →ISSN
    • That was driven home late last year, when a malicious software program thought to have been unleashed by a criminal gang in Eastern Europe suddenly appeared after easily sidestepping the world’s best cyberdefenses.2009 February 15, John Markoff, “Do We Need a New Internet?”, in New York Times

cyberdefense meaning in Indonesian

cyberdefense in Indonesian

defense against internet attack
pertahanan siber

Antonyms of cyberdefense

Forms of cyberdefense

pluralcyberdefenses
alternative formcyberdefence

Origin of cyberdefense

From cyber- + defense.

Questions about cyberdefense

What does cyberdefense mean?
Cyberdefense means defense against internet attack.
What is cyberdefense in Indonesian?
Cyberdefense in Indonesian is pertahanan siber. See Cyberdefense meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is cyberdefense?
Cyberdefense is a noun.
What is the plural of cyberdefense?
The plural of cyberdefense is cyberdefenses.

Words near cyberdefense in the dictionary

  1. cyberdeath
  2. cyberdeck
  3. cyberdecks
  4. cyberdefamation
  5. cyberdefence
  6. cyberdefense
  7. cyberdefenses
  8. cyberdefensive
  9. cyberdelia
  10. cyberdelic
  11. cyberdemocracy

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