Threat analysis
nounverified·updated May 9, 2026
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.
Classifications
Entity Type
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unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- plural
- Threat analyses
- possessive
- Threat analysis's
- pluralpossessive
- Threat analyses'