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.
Examples of security risk in a Sentence
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What to Know: Lawmakers and the White House have expressed concerns that TikTok’s Chinese ownership poses a national security risk.
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David McCabe, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
For seven hours, anyone trying to post a Reflector link was met with a warning that the the site posed a security risk.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
While the ban’s critics decry it as a First Amendment violation, supporters say the app poses a national security risk.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 12 Mar. 2024
Hence, privacy advocates have called out the data broker industry as a major security risk.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 21 Mar. 2024
Both Democrats and Republicans have expressed concerns that TikTok, which has about 170 million U.S. users, is a national security risk.
—Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2024
The bill would also create a process through which the president can designate certain social media applications with ties to foreign governments as a national security risk.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2024
The House vote revives some US policymakers’ hopes for a forced divestment of TikTok, due to fears that Chinese law could compel its parent company to hand over information on US users, presenting a national security risk.
—Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 13 Mar. 2024
But Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is proposing new legislation that would have also required the Japanese company to convince a council of state leaders that its foreign status didn’t post a security risk to Kansas or the United States.
—Katie Bernard, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2024
David McCabe, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
For seven hours, anyone trying to post a Reflector link was met with a warning that the the site posed a security risk.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
While the ban’s critics decry it as a First Amendment violation, supporters say the app poses a national security risk.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 12 Mar. 2024
Hence, privacy advocates have called out the data broker industry as a major security risk.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 21 Mar. 2024
Both Democrats and Republicans have expressed concerns that TikTok, which has about 170 million U.S. users, is a national security risk.
—Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2024
The bill would also create a process through which the president can designate certain social media applications with ties to foreign governments as a national security risk.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2024
The House vote revives some US policymakers’ hopes for a forced divestment of TikTok, due to fears that Chinese law could compel its parent company to hand over information on US users, presenting a national security risk.
—Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 13 Mar. 2024
But Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is proposing new legislation that would have also required the Japanese company to convince a council of state leaders that its foreign status didn’t post a security risk to Kansas or the United States.
—Katie Bernard, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2024
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“Security risk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/security%20risk. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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