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Cyber Security Glossary
Threat
anything with potential to cause harm
anything that could exploit an asset’s
vulnerabilities
and result in a loss
if an asset is vulnerable to a threat, the asset is at
risk
examples of threats include:
blackout
lightning strike
hacker in Nigeria
or any threat actor
malware
rogue employees
organizations cannot control threats, they can only protect against threats
i.e. a UPS may offer some protection against a blackout, but the threat of a blackout is there just the same
information about threats and threat actors is called
threat intelligence
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Cyber Security Glossary