security risk
noun
1
: someone who could damage an organization by giving information to an enemy or competitor
2
: someone or something that is a risk to safety
Any package left unattended will be deemed a security risk.
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The Treasury Department this week banned its staff from sharing photos of the East Wing, calling it a potential security risk.
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Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
The difference now versus in past years isn’t just in the scale but the sophistication of threats pelted at companies and executives, said Matt Dumpert, a managing director who leads Kroll’s enterprise security risk practice.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
The $55 million project is an elevated road with one lane in each direction, with walls and fences on each side to minimize the security risk to Port Everglades, which requires security screening to access.
—Rafael Olmeda, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
Social Security officials have said there’s no security risk, but other executives have also warned about the concerns in putting that sort of private information on a cloud server.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
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Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
The difference now versus in past years isn’t just in the scale but the sophistication of threats pelted at companies and executives, said Matt Dumpert, a managing director who leads Kroll’s enterprise security risk practice.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
The $55 million project is an elevated road with one lane in each direction, with walls and fences on each side to minimize the security risk to Port Everglades, which requires security screening to access.
—Rafael Olmeda, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
Social Security officials have said there’s no security risk, but other executives have also warned about the concerns in putting that sort of private information on a cloud server.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Security risk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/security%20risk. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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