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cyberattackAn assault against a computer system or network. See information warfare. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Phone drain In a new type of cyberattack, assailants using computers connected to the Internet secretly induced distant cell phones to rapidly deplete their batteries (170:190). Barton has segmented its IT campus in order to efficiently quarantine the student dormitories or other areas should they become infected by viruses or malicious code--effectively keeping the rest of the campus safe from cyberattacks. In addition, a series of long-term questions about safety must be asked, incorporating not only the demonstrated threats of today but the potential threats on the horizon, such as the impact of nanotechnology, the possible disasters resulting from corruption of the Internet and other cyberattacks, and the remote but possible geological cataclysms similar to the December 2004 earthquake and tsunami. |
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