cyberthreat

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noun

A threat posed by means of the Internet or cyberspace.

Opposite
cybersafetycybersecurity
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Meanings

nouncyberthreat (plural cyberthreats)

plural cyberthreats

  1. A threat posed by means of the Internet or cyberspace.

    But he said that the group’s work proved that government and private industry could cooperate to counter cyberthreats.

    2009 August 27, John Markoff, “Defying Experts, Rogue Computer Code Still Lurks”, in New York Times

    Antonyms: cybersafety, cybersecurity

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA threat posed by means of the Internet or cyberspace.

Opposite
cybersafetycybersecurity

Origin

From cyber- + threat.

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APA

cyberthreat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyberthreat

MLA

“cyberthreat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyberthreat. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cyberthreat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyberthreat.

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