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Threat event

nounid 4422·updated May 9, 2026
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An event or situation that has the potential for causing undesirable consequences or impact.

MWE

Classifications

Entity Type

Event95%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Threat events
possessive
Threat event's
pluralpossessive
Threat events'

Framework definitions

ISACA Cybersecurity Glossary1 senseview framework →
§1
Any event during which a threat element/actor acts against an asset in a manner that has the potential to directly result in harm
NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
§1
An event or situation that has the potential for causing undesirable consequences or impact.
NIST SP 800-301 senseview framework →
§1
An event or situation that has the potential for causing undesirable consequences or impact.

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