cyberweapons

Terms from Artificial Intelligence: humans at the heart of algorithms

The glossary is being gradually proof checked, but currently has many typos and misspellings.

Cyberweapon is the term given to a computational algorithm or device that can be used to inflict damage. The impact may be purely in the digital realm, for example, disrupting communications, but may also target physical infrastructure. Probably the first example of the latter was Stuxnet, which, in the late 2000s, targeted Iranian centrifuges used for nuclear processing.

Used in Chap. 20: page 314