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threat assessment

nouncandidate·updated May 9, 2026

Process of formally evaluating the degree of threat to an information system or enterprise and describing the nature of the threat.

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SANS Glossary of Security Terms1 senseview framework →
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A threat assessment is the identification of types of threats that an organization might be exposed to.
National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS) Cybersecurity Lexicon1 senseview framework →
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The product or process of identifying or evaluating entities, actions, or occurrences, whether natural or man-made, that have or indicate the potential to harm life, information, operations, and/or property.
NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 22 sensesview framework →
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Formal description and evaluation of threat to an information system.
§2 · sense_2_pending_review
Process of formally evaluating the degree of threat to an information system or enterprise and describing the nature of the threat.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
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Process of formally evaluating the degree of threat to an information system or enterprise and describing the nature of the threat.
NIST SP 800-531 senseview framework →
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Formal description and evaluation of threat to an information system.
NIST SP 800-53A1 senseview framework →
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Process of formally evaluating the degree of threat to an information system or enterprise and describing the nature of the threat.
NIST SP 800-181 senseview framework →
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Formal description and evaluation of threat to an information system.