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Definition

potential for violation of security, which exists when there is a circumstance, capability, action, or event that could breach security and cause harm

 

This is a concrete item and can be implemented directly

Term: threat; 
Plural: threats; 

Notes

Examples

Diagrammatic representation

Simple graph - threat

Required associations

exactly one threat cause a number of harm

Optional associations

a number of threats exploit a number of vulnerabilities

Generalisations

threat

Specialisations

threat