cyber
Internet-age prefix
Cyber is a prefix or adjective relating to computers, digital technology, and the internet.
It appears in compounds: cybersecurity, cybercrime, cyberspace, cyberattack.
Standing alone, cyber often refers to online threats or warfare: The Pentagon is investing heavily in cyber.
In casual use, it can sound dated or bureaucratic—a relic of 1990s internet terminology that persists mainly in government and security contexts.
Infiltrating protected digital systems
- phishingFraudulent credential harvesting
- malwareHarmful computer programs
- ransomwareHostage-taking code
- identity theftStealing personal data criminally
botnet · spyware · virus · worm · keylogger · DDoS attack · data breach · cyberattack
Interconnected computer systems
- connectivityState of being linked
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
- serverOne who attends tables
- domainArea of control
IP address · LAN · WAN · router · modem · broadband · cloud · hosting
Network access control system
- encryptionConverting data into code
- antivirusMalware detection program
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
penetration testing · intrusion detection · threat assessment · security protocol · patch · two-factor
Digital user representation
- metaverseShared immersive digital universe
- simulationImitation of real processes
- VRSimulated immersive environment
- immersionState of being submerged
online identity · virtual reality · MMORPG · Second Life · telepresence · digital twin · hologram
Futuristic fiction, abbreviated
- dystopiaImaginary terrible society
- neonInert illuminating element
- androidMachine resembling a person
- singularityPoint where values explode
neural implant · biomechanical · Neuromancer · Matrix · Blade Runner · Tron · chrome · transhumanist
hacking
Infiltrating protected digital systems
- phishingFraudulent credential harvesting
- malwareHarmful computer programs
- ransomwareHostage-taking code
identity theft · botnet · spyware · virus · worm · keylogger · DDoS attack · data breach · cyberattack · cyberstalking
internet
Interconnected computer systems
- connectivityState of being linked
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
- serverOne who attends tables
domain · IP address · LAN · WAN · router · modem · broadband · cloud · hosting · protocol
firewall
Network access control system
- encryptionConverting data into code
- antivirusMalware detection program
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
vulnerability · penetration testing · intrusion detection · threat assessment · security protocol · patch · two-factor
avatar
Digital user representation
- metaverseShared immersive digital universe
- simulationImitation of real processes
- VRSimulated immersive environment
immersion · online identity · virtual reality · MMORPG · Second Life · telepresence · digital twin · hologram
sci-fi
Futuristic fiction, abbreviated
singularity · neural implant · biomechanical · Neuromancer · Matrix · Blade Runner · Tron · chrome · transhumanist · augmentation
- insurance typeshealth, dental, life, vision, home
- 90s Slangall that, as if, da bomb, the bomb, dope
- military branchesArmy, army, navy, Air Force, air force
- Digitaldigital, computerized, digitized, bit, byte
- technologyelectronics, computing, computer, internet, social media
- digital technologyinternet, software, streaming, computers, CGI
cyberphysical
Of body or matter
real-world · analog · analogue · tangible · offline
cyberanalog
Comparable equivalent
analogue · manual · low-tech · mechanical · paper-based
- cyber attacksDigital assaults on systems
- Cyber MondayNovember online retail event
- cyber crimeIllegal acts online
- cyber securityProtection of digital systems
- cyber fraudDigital deception for gain
- cyber warConflict waged through computers
cyborg, cyberspace, cyberpunk, cybernetics, cybersecurity, cyberbullying, cybernetic, cyberbully, cybersex