Cybersecurity Threat
Formal
In computer security, a threat is a possible danger that might exploit a vulnerability to breach security and thus cause potential harm. A threat can be either "intentional" (e.g., an individual cracker or a criminal organization) or "accidental" (e.g., the possibility of a computer malfunctioning.
Practical
In computer security a threat is a possible danger that might exploit a vulnerability to breach security and thus cause possible harm. A threat can be either "intentional" (i.e., intelligent; e.g., an individual cracker or a criminal organization) or "accidental" (e.g., the possibility of a computer malfunctioning, or the possibility of a natural disaster such as an earthquake, a fire, or a tornado) or otherwise a circumstance, capability, action, or event.
