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information security threat

nouncandidate·updated May 12, 2026

Any circumstance or event with the potential to adversely impact the measures taken so that information and information systems are protected from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction.

MWE

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

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Information Class

unclassified

Variants

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information security threats
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information security threat's
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