cyber espionage
Online intelligence theft
Cyber espionage is spying conducted through computer networks—stealing classified information, trade secrets, or intelligence by hacking into systems rather than through traditional human agents.
Governments conduct cyber espionage against rival nations; corporations may target competitors: The breach was traced to a cyber espionage campaign originating overseas.
Also spelled cyberespionage.
- hackingInfiltrating protected digital systems
- APTProlonged targeted network breach
- cyberwarfareState-sponsored digital attacks
- spywareHidden surveillance program
- trade secretsProtected commercial knowledge
spear phishing · surveillance · intellectual property theft · hacktivists · backdoors · supply chain attack · exfiltration · data breach · cybercriminals · digital footprint · clandestine · malware · spycraft · phishing · cryptanalysis · keylogging · intelligence agencies · Kremlin
- cybersecurityantivirus, malware, firewall, firewalls, encryption
- corporate espionagetrade secrets, corporate spying, moles, formulas, infiltration
- cyber threatsmalware, phishing, hacking, virus, ransomware
- cyberattacksmalware, phishing, ransomware, hack, virus
- cybercrimehacking, phishing, malware, ransomware, data breach
- cybercrimeshacking, phishing, malware, ransomware, data breach
cyber espionagehuman intelligence
Innate mental capacity
HUMINT · dead drops · honey traps · signals intelligence · military reconnaissance
cyber espionagepublic disclosure
Revealing information openly
academic research · investigative journalism · diplomatic exchange · press conferences · white papers
cyber espionagecyber defense
Protecting systems from attacks
cybersecurity · network defense · information security · threat detection · counterintelligence