TERM:
Threat

Definition:

A threat consists of an adverse action performed by a threat agent on an asset. Examples of threats are:

• A hacker (with substantial expertise, standard equipment, and being paid to do so) remotely copying confidential les from a company network or from card;
• A computer malware seriously degrading the performance of a wide area network;
• A system administrator violating user privacy;
• someone on the internet listening confidential electronic communication.