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Inside Threat

nouncandidate·updated May 9, 2026

An entity with authorized access that has the potential to harm an information system through destruction, disclosure, modification of data, and/or denial of service.

Framework senses

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
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An entity with authorized access that has the potential to harm an information system through destruction, disclosure, modification of data, and/or denial of service.
NIST SP 800-321 senseview framework →
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An entity with authorized access that has the potential to harm an information system through destruction, disclosure, modification of data, and/or denial of service.