Meanings
plural cyberoperations
- An operation (e.g. military or espionage) that is carried out in cyberspace.
The battle space housing cyberoperations will be every bit as important as areas of operation on terrain of the past were.
2003, Wayne M Hall, Stray voltage: war in the information age1 more example
Although the president did not discuss details of the expanding role for the military in offensive and pre-emptive cyberoperations, senior officials said Friday that the Pentagon planned to create a new cybercommand to organize and train for digital war, and to oversee offensive and defensive operations.
2009 May 30, David E. Sanger, “Obama Outlines Coordinated Cyber-Security Plan”, in New York Times
Origin
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