▁syn onym s ", ▁including ▁" cy bot age ", ▁a ▁port man te au ▁from ▁the ▁words ▁" s ab ot age " ▁and ▁" cy ber ". ▁ ▁They ▁dub ▁the ▁pract ition ers ▁of ▁cy bot age ▁" cy b ote urs " ▁and ▁note ▁while ▁all ▁cy bot age ▁is ▁not ▁net war , ▁some ▁net war ▁is ▁cy bot age . ▁ ▁C ounter - s ab ot age ▁ ▁C ounter - s ab ot age , ▁defined ▁by ▁Web ster ' s ▁Dictionary , ▁is ▁" counter int elligence ▁designed ▁to ▁detect ▁and ▁counter act ▁sab ot age ". ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁Department ▁of ▁Def ense ▁definition , ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁Dictionary ▁of ▁Military ▁and ▁Associ ated ▁Term s , ▁is ▁" action ▁designed ▁to ▁detect ▁and ▁counter act ▁sab ot age . ▁See ▁also ▁counter int elligence ". ▁ ▁In ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁ ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁British ▁subject ▁Edd ie ▁Chap man , ▁trained ▁by ▁the ▁Germ ans ▁in ▁sab ot age , ▁became ▁a ▁double ▁agent ▁for ▁the ▁British . ▁ ▁The ▁German ▁Ab wehr ▁entr usted ▁Chap man ▁to ▁destroy ▁the ▁British ▁de ▁Hav ill and ▁Company ' s ▁main ▁plant ▁which ▁manufact ured ▁the ▁out standing ▁Mos qu ito ▁light ▁bom ber , ▁but ▁required ▁phot ographic ▁proof ▁from ▁their ▁agent ▁to ▁verify ▁the ▁mission ' s ▁completion . ▁A ▁special ▁unit ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Engine ers ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Magic ▁Gang ▁covered ▁the ▁de ▁Hav ill and ▁plant