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exposure

nounid 2523·updated May 12, 2026
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The potential loss to an area due to the occurrence of an adverse event.

polysemous

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

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Information Class

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Variants

synonym
photophotographpicpicturevulnerability
alternatephrasing
Exposure
plural
exposures
possessive
exposure's
pluralpossessive
exposures'

Framework definitions

SANS Glossary of Security Terms1 senseview framework →
§1
A threat action whereby sensitive data is directly released to an unauthorized entity.
National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS) Cybersecurity Lexicon1 senseview framework →
§1
The condition of being unprotected, thereby allowing access to information or access to capabilities that an attacker can use to enter a system or network.
SEC IM Guidance Update: Cybersecurity Guidance, No. 2015-021 senseview framework →
§1
The potential loss or compromise to an area caused by an adverse event.
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) IT Examination Handbook Infobase, Glossary1 senseview framework →
§1
The potential loss to an area due to the occurrence of an adverse event.
Wordset Dictionary10 sensesview framework →
§1
the act of subjecting someone to an influencing experience
§2
abandoning without shelter or protection (as by leaving as infant out in the open)
§3
presentation to view in an open or public manner
§4
the act of exposing film to light
§5
a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide
§6
vulnerability to the elements
§7
aspect resulting from the direction a building or window faces
§8
the disclosure of something secret
§9
the intensity of light falling on a photographic film or plate
§10
the state of being vulnerable or exposed

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