security risks
Dangers needing mitigation
Security risks are potential threats to safety, assets, or information.
In computing and business, security risks include vulnerabilities that could be exploited—data breaches, unauthorized access, malware: The audit identified several security risks in our network.
The term also applies to people deemed potentially dangerous or untrustworthy: During the Cold War, suspected communists were labeled security risks.
- botnetsCompromised computers controlled remotely
- cryptojackingIllicit use of others' processors
- malwareHarmful computer programs
- human errorMistakes by people
- data breachesUnauthorized access to protected information
supply chain attacks · vandalism · trespassing · arson · fire hazards · floods · negligence · earthquakes · natural disasters · social engineering · weak passwords · phishing · spyware · pandemics · ransomware · cyberattacks · sabotage · vulnerabilities
- Red ScareHUAC, McCarthyism, blacklist, loyalty oaths, Joe McCarthy
security riskssafeguards
Measures preventing harm
security measures · protections · safety precautions · defensive measures · countermeasures
security riskssecurity guarantees
Promises to protect another
safety · security · stability · invulnerability · immunity