cyber operations
Online attack missions
Cyber operations are activities conducted through computer networks to achieve military, intelligence, or strategic objectives.
These include offensive actions like disrupting enemy systems, defensive measures protecting one's own networks, and intelligence gathering through digital surveillance.
The term belongs to military and government vocabulary: The agency conducted cyber operations against foreign infrastructure.
Unlike casual "hacking," cyber operations implies state-level coordination and resources.
- firewallsSecurity barriers blocking intrusions
- disinformation campaignsOrchestrated efforts spreading false data
- denial-of-service attacksMalicious traffic flood disabling systems
- intrusion detectionSpotting unauthorized access attempts
- red teamSimulated attackers testing defenses
blue team · astroturfing · cryptojacking · encryption · botnets · dark web · access control · social engineering · spear phishing · state actor · traffic analysis · digital footprint · security audits · data mining · attribution · command and control · SIGINT
- military supportmedical services, transportation, communications, engineering, logistics
- espionagespy, spies, double agent, double agents, spying
- Command Centerscommand center, control room, control center, command post, central command
- statecraftdiplomacy, ambassadors, envoys, summits, sanctions
- Cyber Warfareelectronic warfare, information warfare, hacking, malware, DDoS
cyber operationsconventional warfare
Armed conflict using standard military forces
ground operations · air strikes · boots on the ground · naval operations · bombing campaigns
cyber operationshuman intelligence
Innate mental capacity
HUMINT · guerrilla warfare · guerrilla tactics · asymmetric warfare
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