Cyberwar is a term used to describe the use of technology to launch attacks on computer systems belonging to government agencies, businesses, or individuals. There are several different synonyms for cyberwar that can be used to describe this type of conflict. Some of these include electronic warfare, digital warfare, information warfare, network operations, and cyber espionage. Each of these terms refers to a particular aspect of cyberwarfare, with electronic warfare referring to active attacks, digital warfare referring to the use of technology to support military operations, information warfare referring to the manipulation of information, network operations referring to the management of networks, and cyber espionage referring to the theft of sensitive information.