something that is a source of danger; "earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan"
declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on another; "his threat to kill me was quite explicit" a warning that something unpleasant is imminent; "they were under threat of arrest
(1) A scenario which shows an attack, or inadvertent error, that exploits a vulnerability (Secure EDI) (2) Adversarial attack or inadvertent error that causes damage to a financial institution, such as the disclosure, modification, or substitution of data (X9 49)
The expression of an intention to inflict evil or injury on another; the declaration of an evil, loss, or pain to come; menace; threatening; denunciation
A circumstance, event, or person with the potential to cause harm to a system in the form of destruction, disclosure, data modification, and/or Denial of Service (DoS)
a warning that something unpleasant is imminent; "they were under threat of arrest"
declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on another; "his threat to kill me was quite explicit"
As defined by [CERT 1993]: "any circumstances or event that has the potential to cause harm to a system or network" That means, that even the existance of a(n unknown) vulnerability implies a threat by definition
A threat is a statement by someone that they will do something unpleasant, especially if you do not do what they want. He may be forced to carry out his threat to resign The priest remains in hiding after threats by former officials of the ousted dictatorship
Capabilities, intentions, and attack methods of adversaries to exploit, or any circumstance or event with the potential to cause harm to, information or an information system [NIS]
An external or environmental factor that might hinder an organization from meeting its strategic goals
1) A foreign or domestic entity possessing both the capability to exploit a critical infrastructure's vulnerabilities and the malicious intent of debilitating defense or economic security A threat may be an individual, an organization, or a nation 2) Any circumstance or event that could harm a critical asset through unauthorized access, compromise of data integrity, denial or disruption of service, or physical destruction or impairment