Threat is ...
an information system via unauthorized access, destruction, disclosure, modification of information, and/or denial of service"
or generic in nature) that is hazardous or dangerous, capable of causing
... "potential cause of an unwanted incident, which can result in
harm to a system or organization" [source: ISO/IEC 27000:2018]
... a competitor's unexpected shift of tactics
... an ominous promise to cause harm
... an accident waiting to happen
... the cause of a really bad day
... nature red in tooth and claw
... storm clouds on the horizon
... an active component of risk
... an unfortunate coincidence
... sometimes hard to detect
... intended to provoke fear
... advanced and persistent
... go ahead, make my day
... mitigated by deterrents
... a laser dot on the torso
... a stated intent to harm
... the catalyst for change
... a burst of testosterone
... external to the system
... all mouth and trousers
... retarded and tentative
... not always recognised
... what might go wrong
... part of the landscape
... dark and foreboding
... obvious in hindsight
... economic downturn
... when luck runs out
... bad consequences
... competitive intent
... a ransom demand
... coming tooled-up
... potential to harm
... marauding gangs
... an implied attack
... easily discounted
... over-emphasised
... impending doom
... adverse weather
... lack of oversight
... a nasty promise
... a nasty surprise
... static discharge
... unpredictability
... a show of force
... not when but if
... not if but when
... something bad
... hard to control
... a warning sign
... Freddy Kruger
... worth ducking
... the unknown
... a probability
... best avoided
... an oversight
... a possibility
... a prediction
... provocative
... a likelihood
... xenophobia
... generalised
... unintended
... a certainty
... intentional
... theoretical
... the enemy
... hazardous
... bad actors
... existential
... accidental
... a warning
... deliberate
... menacing
... or else ...
... uncertain
... fearsome
... outsiders
... expected
... criminals
... technical
... for show
... ominous
... coercion
... volatility
... left-field
... demonic
... violence
... physical
... directed
... mythical
... genuine
... looming
... bravado
... a worry
... a pitfall
... insiders
... disease
... a bomb
... obvious
... a scowl
... a tactic
... assault
... human
... spooky
... feared
... failure
... 'them'
... anger
... death
... social
... scary
... fake
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