unsecured
Lacking any guarantee
Unsecured is a technical term used to describe a loan that is not backed by collateral.
When applied to computer systems, it means that they are vulnerable to attacks from viruses and hackers.
Not held closed
- untetheredNot fastened to anything
- unanchoredNot fastened down
- detachedApart or uninvolved
- looseNot firmly secured
unattached · unfixed · wobbly · unstable · adrift · disconnected · unbolted · unlatched
Without safeguard or shield
- undefendedLacking protective measures
- exposedOut in open
- unguardedWithout protection or caution
- defenselessWithout means to resist
unfortified · open · unsafe · at-risk · precarious · assailable · penetrable · uncovered
Borrowed money repaid later
- debtMoney owed another
- creditRecognition or payment deferral
- creditorOne owed money
- lenderOne who loans money
borrower · default · bankruptcy · insolvency · liability · obligation · repayment · interest
Not in cipher
- unprotectedWithout safeguard or shield
- data breachUnauthorized access to protected information
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
- exposedOut in open
hacking · cyberattack · phishing · malware · compromised · authentication · firewall · sensitive data
unfastened
Not held closed
- untetheredNot fastened to anything
- unanchoredNot fastened down
- detachedApart or uninvolved
loose · unattached · unfixed · wobbly · unstable · adrift · disconnected · unbolted · unlatched · unlocked
unprotected
Without safeguard or shield
- undefendedLacking protective measures
- exposedOut in open
- unguardedWithout protection or caution
defenseless · unfortified · open · unsafe · at-risk · precarious · assailable · penetrable · uncovered · unsheltered
loan
Borrowed money repaid later
lender · borrower · default · bankruptcy · insolvency · liability · obligation · repayment · interest · overdraft
unencrypted
Not in cipher
- unprotectedWithout safeguard or shield
- data breachUnauthorized access to protected information
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
exposed · hacking · cyberattack · phishing · malware · compromised · authentication · firewall · sensitive data · identity theft
- debtdebt, creditor, owe, debtor, lender
- Security Statussafe, unsafe, protected, unprotected, guarded
- fastening statesfastened, unfastened, locked, unlocked, latched
- vulnerabilityvulnerability, vulnerable, defenselessness, defenseless, helplessness
- business adjectivescommercial, corporate, economic, financial, fiscal
- funding statusfunded, unfunded, underfunded, overfunded, self-funded
unsecuredsecured
Made fast or obtained
collateralized · guaranteed · backed · asset-backed · pledged
- unsecured loanDebt lacking pledged property
- unsecured debtBorrowing without collateral