Information Security risk
nounverified· unreviewed·updated Aug 30, 2026
The risk to organizational operations (including mission, functions, image, reputation), organizational assets, individuals, other organizations, and the Nation due to the potential for unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction of information and/or information systems. See Risk.
MWENISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 2
Senses
FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool, Baseline, May 2017
The combination of the probability and severity of impact that results from a threat successfully breaking through a vulnerability in security and attacking the organization's information.
Classifications
Entity Type
Metric0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1
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Sensitivity
Regulated85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Information Class
Cui65%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Variants
- plural
- Information Security risks
- possessive
- Information Security risk's
- pluralpossessive
- Information Security risks'