Meanings
plural cyberdefenses · alternative cyberdefence
- countableuncountableDefense against internet attack.
Bombshelter would ultimately become the first line of cyberdefense for the US military and its NATO allies.
1999 July 28, Frank Vizard, “War.com”, in Popular Science, →ISSN1 more example
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
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Ancient Greekκυβερνάω (kubernáō)
- Ancient Greekκυβερνητικός (kubernētikós)
- Englishcyberneticclip.
- Englishcyber-
- Englishdefense
- Englishcyberdefense
Translations
Finnish kyberpuolustus
- kyberpuolustusdefense against internet attack
French cyberdéfense
- cyberdéfensedefense against internet attack
German Cyberabwehr
- Cyberabwehrdefense against internet attack
Greek κυβερνοάμυνα
- κυβερνοάμυνα (kyvernoámyna)defense against internet attack
Hungarian kibervédelem
- kibervédelemdefense against internet attack
Indonesian pertahanan siber
- pertahanan siberdefense against internet attack
Russian кѝберзащи́та
- кѝберзащи́та (kìberzaščíta)defense against internet attack
Ukrainian кіберза́хист
- кіберза́хист (kiberzáxyst)defense against internet attack
Cite this entry
cyberdefense. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyberdefense
“cyberdefense.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyberdefense. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cyberdefense,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyberdefense.
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