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threat
a potential cause of an unwanted incident, which may result in harm to a system or organization
source: ISO17799:2005 and ISO27002:2005
a potential cause of an incident that may result in harm to a system or organization
source: ISO13335-1, 2004
A condition or event that has the potential to cause harm to an organization, its personnel, or its property, including computer system resources. Threats include the damage, disclosure, or alteration of data, as well as Denial of Service attacks, fraud, and other abuses. Network security threats include impersonation of authorized personnel, eavesdropping, Denial of Service, and packet modification.
source: D. Schweitzer, 2003, Incident Response: Computer Forensics Toolkit
Anything that might exploit a Vulnerability. Any potential cause of an Incident can be considered to be a Threat. For example a fire is a Threat that could exploit the Vulnerability of flammable floor coverings. This term is commonly used in Information Security Management and IT Service Continuity Management, but also applies to other areas such as Problem and Availability Management.
source: ITIL v3, Service Operation, 2007
Anything that might exploit a Vulnerability. Any potential cause of an Incident can be considered to be a Threat. For example a fire is a Threat that could exploit the Vulnerability of flammable floor coverings. This term is commonly used in Information Security Management and IT Service Continuity Management, but also applies to other areas such as Problem and Availability Management.
source: ITIL v3, Service Design, 2007
Anything that might exploit a Vulnerability. Any potential cause of an Incident can be considered to be a Threat. For example a fire is a Threat that could exploit the Vulnerability of flammable floor coverings. This term is commonly used in Information Security Management and IT Service Continuity Management, but also applies to other areas such as Problem and Availability Management.
source: ITIL v3, Service Transition, 2007
Anything that might exploit a Vulnerability. Any potential cause of an Incident can be considered to be a Threat. For example a fire is a Threat that could exploit the Vulnerability of flammable floor coverings. This term is commonly used in Information Security Management and IT Service Continuity Management, but also applies to other areas such as Problem and Availability Management.
source: ITIL v3, Continual Service Improvement, 2007
Anything that might exploit a Vulnerability. Any potential cause of an Incident can be considered to be a Threat. For example a fire is a Threat that could exploit the Vulnerability of flammable floor coverings. This term is commonly used in Information Security Management and IT Service Continuity Management, but also applies to other areas such as Problem and Availability Management.
source: ITIL v3, Service Strategy, 2007
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