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Threat analysis

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The examination of threat sources against system vulnerabilities to determine the threats for a particular system in a particular operational environment.

MWENISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 2

Senses

National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS) Cybersecurity Lexiconextended definition available

The detailed evaluation of the characteristics of individual threats.

ISACA Cybersecurity Glossary

An evaluation of the type, scope and nature of events or actions that can result in adverse consequences; identification of the threats that exist against enterprise assets Scope Note: The threat analysis usually defines the level of threat and the likelihood of it materializing.

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Information Class

unclassified

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