# Cyberwarfare **Entity class:** Conflict domain ## Definition **Cyberwarfare** is conflict conducted through digital systems to gain access, disrupt operations, degrade infrastructure, manipulate information, steal data, or create physical effects. It overlaps espionage, sabotage, influence, military operations, and protection of critical infrastructure. ## Relevance to this collection It connects [[wiki/Cybersecurity|Cybersecurity]], [[wiki/Counterterrorism-Cybersecurity Convergence|Counterterrorism-Cybersecurity Convergence]], [[wiki/Information Warfare|Information Warfare]], [[wiki/Peter Warren Singer|Peter Warren Singer]], and [[wiki/Zero-Day Exploit|Zero-Day Exploit]]. ## Relationships - **master collection:** [[collections/Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment|Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment]]. - **intellectual neighborhood:** [[wiki/Intellectual Neighborhood of the Counterterrorism Collection|Intellectual Neighborhood of the Counterterrorism Collection]]. ## Sources / Provenance - [U.S. Department of Defense, *2023 Cyber Strategy Summary*, September 12, 2023](https://media.defense.gov/2023/Sep/12/2003299076/-1/-1/1/2023_DOD_CYBER_STRATEGY_SUMMARY.PDF). **As of:** 2026-09-23