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 comments from Himes echo concerns that if Iran's nuclear program is not fully incapacitated, Tehran will pursue its program in secret, away from the eyes of the West, which could pose a bigger long-term security risk.
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Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Lake repeatedly described the agency as a national security risk, pointing to the case of Pavel Rubtsov, also known as Pablo González, a freelance cameraman who briefly worked for VOA and was later arrested in Poland on espionage charges.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 25 June 2025
An immigration judge in Louisiana has already ruled that he can be removed from the U.S. as a national security risk, a decision his legal team is challenging.
—Nik Popli, Time, 20 June 2025
The announcement means that the app will remain accessible for its 170 million American users despite the legislation that passed last year with bipartisan support over concerns that TikTok’s Chinese ownership poses a US national security risk.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 17 June 2025
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Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Lake repeatedly described the agency as a national security risk, pointing to the case of Pavel Rubtsov, also known as Pablo González, a freelance cameraman who briefly worked for VOA and was later arrested in Poland on espionage charges.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 25 June 2025
An immigration judge in Louisiana has already ruled that he can be removed from the U.S. as a national security risk, a decision his legal team is challenging.
—Nik Popli, Time, 20 June 2025
The announcement means that the app will remain accessible for its 170 million American users despite the legislation that passed last year with bipartisan support over concerns that TikTok’s Chinese ownership poses a US national security risk.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 17 June 2025
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“Security risk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/security%20risk. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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