cyber warfare
Online military attacks
Cyber warfare is hostile action between nations conducted through computer networks rather than conventional military force.
Attacks target critical infrastructure, government systems, or communications: The power grid was vulnerable to cyber warfare.
Unlike traditional warfare, attribution can be difficult—attacks may be untraceable or deniable.
The line between cyber warfare and cyber espionage often blurs.
- ransomwareHostage-taking code
- data breachUnauthorized access to protected information
- botnetsCompromised computers controlled remotely
- denial of serviceAttack disabling network access
- phishingFraudulent credential harvesting
critical infrastructure · espionage · honeypots · digital weapons · power grids · intelligence agencies · communication networks · kill switch · hacktivists · cryptojacking · cybercriminals · reconnaissance · social engineering · cyberterrorists · financial systems · darknet · firewalls · encryption algorithms
- computingcomputer, computers, software, hardware, code
- military sciencestrategy, tactics, military theory, military operations, combat training
- cyberattacksmalware, phishing, ransomware, hack, virus
- global threatsterrorism, nuclear war, cyberattacks, pandemic, nuclear weapons
- military policydefense strategy, defense budget, military spending, troop deployment, national security
- military strategymilitary doctrine, combat tactics, tactical maneuvers, war planning, defense policy
cyber warfareconventional warfare
Armed conflict using standard military forces
traditional warfare · naval warfare · aerial warfare · trench warfare · hand-to-hand combat