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information security threat

nounid 2891·updated May 12, 2026
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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

plural
information security threats
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information security threat's
pluralpossessive
information security threats'

Framework definitions

FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool, Baseline, May 20171 senseview framework →
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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.

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