The word "Cyber" was coined by Norbert Weiner. From the word "Cybernetics", he has derived this word.
Cybernetics in turn is obtained from the Greek Word "kubernetes". Kubernetes refers to meaning of Steersman or Governor.
A man or device associated with computers are referred with cyber these days.Cyber use has increased in day to day life now.
Let us see some of the examples where the word Cyber is associated with :
Cybernetics - is the interdisciplinary study of the structure of regulatory systems. Cybernetics is closely related to control theory and systems theory.
Cyberspace - is the global domain of electro-magnetics accessed through electronic technology and exploited through the modulation of electromagnetic energy to achieve a wide range of communication and control system capabilities.
Cybercrime - generally refers to criminal activity where a computer or network is the source, tool, target, or place of a crime.
Cyber warfare (also known as cybernetic war or cyberwar) - is the use of computers and the Internet in conducting warfare in cyberspace.
Cyber espionage - is the act or practice of obtaining secrets from individuals, competitors for advantage using illegal exploitation methods on Internet, networks or even computers.
Cyber counter-intelligence - are measures to identify foreign operations that use cyber means as the primary tradecraft methodology, as well as foreign intelligence service collection efforts that use traditional methods to gauge cyber capabilities and intentions..
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