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Inside Threat

nounid 2942·updated May 9, 2026
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An entity with authorized access that has the potential to harm an information system through destruction, disclosure, modification of data, and/or denial of service.

MWE

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Inside Threats
possessive
Inside Threat's
pluralpossessive
Inside Threats'

Framework definitions

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
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An entity with authorized access that has the potential to harm an information system through destruction, disclosure, modification of data, and/or denial of service.
NIST SP 800-321 senseview framework →
§1
An entity with authorized access that has the potential to harm an information system through destruction, disclosure, modification of data, and/or denial of service.

Outgoing relationships

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Incoming relationships

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