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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Corporations failing to verify virtual employees pose a security risk for all.
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Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 24 July 2025
TikTok attempted to block the ban, saying the government has yet to prove that such a security risk has ever happened and that a ban would violate First Amendment rights and threaten the voices of millions of Americans.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
There is also a growing bipartisan consensus in Washington that the dependence on foreign countries in the pharmaceutical sector is a national security risk.
—Thomas J. Bollyky, Foreign Affairs, 22 July 2025
The tariff announcement comes after Trump on February 25 signed an executive action requiring the Commerce Department to assess whether America’s copper imports posed a national security risk.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 9 July 2025
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Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 24 July 2025
TikTok attempted to block the ban, saying the government has yet to prove that such a security risk has ever happened and that a ban would violate First Amendment rights and threaten the voices of millions of Americans.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
There is also a growing bipartisan consensus in Washington that the dependence on foreign countries in the pharmaceutical sector is a national security risk.
—Thomas J. Bollyky, Foreign Affairs, 22 July 2025
The tariff announcement comes after Trump on February 25 signed an executive action requiring the Commerce Department to assess whether America’s copper imports posed a national security risk.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 9 July 2025
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“Security risk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/security%20risk. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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