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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As late as last month, security analysts warned that violent criminal activity in Port-au-Prince and particularly in the vicinity of the airport poses a security risk.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 Nov. 2025
The Commerce Department has proposed blocking new sales of TP-Link products after a months-long review into the company’s ties to China, citing a growing TP-Link security risk.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Nov. 2025
The broad category is national security risk.
—Nichole Marks, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
In September, Iceland’s National Security Council designated the current’s potential collapse as a national security risk, marking the first time a climate impact has received this designation in the country.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 15 Nov. 2025
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 Nov. 2025
The Commerce Department has proposed blocking new sales of TP-Link products after a months-long review into the company’s ties to China, citing a growing TP-Link security risk.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Nov. 2025
The broad category is national security risk.
—Nichole Marks, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
In September, Iceland’s National Security Council designated the current’s potential collapse as a national security risk, marking the first time a climate impact has received this designation in the country.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 15 Nov. 2025
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“Security risk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/security%20risk. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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