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negative risk

Abbreviations / Acronyms / Synonyms:

threat

Definitions:

  Any circumstance or event with the potential to adversely impact organizational operations (including mission, functions, image, or reputation), organizational assets, individuals, other organizations, or the Nation through an information system via unauthorized access, destruction, disclosure, modification of information, and/or denial of service.
Sources:
CNSSI 4009-2015 under threat from NIST SP 800-30 Rev. 1

  Any circumstance or event with the potential to adversely impact organizational operations, organizational assets, individuals, other organizations, or the Nation through a system via unauthorized access, destruction, disclosure, modification of information, and/or denial of service.
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NIST SP 800-128 under threat
NIST SP 800-161r1 under threat from NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5
NIST SP 800-172 under threat from NIST SP 800-30 Rev. 1
NIST SP 800-172A under threat from NIST SP 800-30 Rev. 1
NIST SP 800-37 Rev. 2 under threat from NIST SP 800-30 Rev. 1
NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 under threat from NIST SP 800-30 Rev. 1
NIST SP 800-53A Rev. 5 under threat from NIST SP 800-30 Rev. 1
NIST SP 800-171 Rev. 2 under threat

  Any circumstance or event with the potential to adversely impact organizational operations and assets, individuals, other organizations, or the Nation through an information system via unauthorized access, destruction, disclosure, or modification of information, and/or denial of service.
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NIST SP 1800-30B under threat from NIST SP 800-30 Rev. 1 - adapted

  Potential cause of unacceptable asset loss and the undesirable consequences or impact of such a loss.
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NIST SP 800-160v1r1 under threat

  Any circumstance or event with the potential to adversely impact agency operations (including safety, mission, functions, image, or reputation), agency assets, or individuals through an information system via unauthorized access, destruction, disclosure, modification of information, and/or denial of service.
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NIST SP 800-82r3 under threat from FIPS 200 - adapted

  Any circumstance or event with the potential to adversely impact organizational operations.
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NIST SP 800-221 under threat

  potential cause of an unwanted incident, which may result in harm to a system or organization
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NISTIR 8053 under threat

  Any circumstance or event with the potential to adversely impact organizational operations, organizational assets, individuals, other organizations, or the Nation through a system via unauthorized access, destruction, disclosure, modification of information, or denial of service.
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NIST IR 8323r1 under threat from NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5
NIST IR 8401 under threat from NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 - adapted
NIST IR 8441 under threat from NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5

  Any circumstance or event with the potential to adversely impact organizational operations (including mission, functions, image, or reputation), organizational assets, or individuals through an information system via unauthorized access, destruction, disclosure, modification of information, and/or denial of service; the potential for a threat source to successfully exploit a particular information system vulnerability.
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NIST IR 8270 under threat