threat actor

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Abbreviation(s) and Synonym(s):

Actor

NIST SP 800-18 Rev. 1

Definition(s):

  An individual or a group posing a threat.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-150 under Threat Actor

  See threat actor.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-150 under Actor

  The instigators of risks with the capability to do harm.
Source(s):
NISTIR 8286 under Threat Actor

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