cyber threat
nouncandidate·updated May 12, 2026
An internal or external circumstance, event, action, occurrence, or person with the potential to exploit technology-based vulnerabilities and to adversely impact (create adverse consequences for) organizational operations, organizational assets (including information and information systems), individuals, other organizations, or society.
Framework senses
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- A potential cyber attack, which may be assigned a probability of occurrence that can be used for cyber risk assessment.
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- A potential cyber attack, which may be assigned a probability of occurrence that can be used for cyber risk assessment.
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- A potential cyber attack, which may be assigned a probability of occurrence that can be used for cyber risk assessment.
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- A circumstance or event with the potential to intentionally or unintentionally exploit one or more vulnerabilities in an FMI’s systems, resulting in a loss of confidentiality, integrity or availability.
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) IT Examination Handbook Infobase, Glossary1 senseview framework →
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- An internal or external circumstance, event, action, occurrence, or person with the potential to exploit technology-based vulnerabilities and to adversely impact (create adverse consequences for) organizational operations, organizational assets (including information and information systems), individuals, other organizations, or society.