Crime — 419 scam acoustic terrorism Adlai Stevenson moment aftercrimes age fraud Apple picking appraisal mill a … New words
Hacking and Hackers — back hacking beehacker billion laughs biohacker bluejacking bot herder chief hacking officer cr … New words
a-geographic — (AY.jee.oh.graf.ik) adj. Not from or associated with a particular country or geographic area. Also: ageographic. Example Citation: It is not bin Laden but Al Qaeda that turns out to be unkillable. Before 9/11, Al Qaeda was a hierarchical body… … New words
asymmetric warfare — n. Warfare in which the combatants have markedly different military capabilities and the weaker side uses non standard tactics such as terrorism. (Also: asymmetrical warfare.) Example Citation: The conflict is an example of asymmetric warfare,… … New words
bioterrorist — n. A terrorist who uses biological weapons. Example Citation: In four months, FBI agents and scientists have unraveled many of the mysteries surrounding the strain of anthrax used in last fall s deadly attacks. The Ames strain is now known to be… … New words
black fax — n. A black piece of paper faxed to a company as a prank or as retaliation for distributing junk faxes. Example Citation: Exasperated victims are finding unusual ways of fighting back. Those unable to contact the junk fax firms have been known to… … New words
fourth-generation warfare — n. Warfare in which at least one side uses non traditional tactics and is composed of a non governmental military force. Example Citation: The U.S. defense and intelligence community may or may not be in denial over what is happening, but there… … New words
homicide bombing — (HOM.uh.syd BAWM.ing) n. A bombing that intentionally kills another person; a suicide bombing in which the bomber s intent is to kill other people. homicide bomber, n. Example Citation: Barghouti, 41, a fiery West Bank figure, is the head of the… … New words
information superiority — n. The capability to collect, process and disseminate information while exploiting or denying an adversary s ability to do the same. Example Citation: Col. Charles J. Dunlap, staff judge advocate at the U.S. Strategic Command, doubts whether… … New words
information warfare — n. A form of warfare that attempts to disrupt or disable an enemy s computers, networks, and other sources of information. Example Citation: Although information has been a key component of waging war since humanity s earliest days, the modern… … New words