Threat agent: An entity or actor that poses a potential risk to an organization’s security by exploiting vulnerabilities to cause harm or disruption. Threat agents can be individuals, groups, external entities, or environmental factors that could initiate or conduct an attack.
Categories: CC D5: Security Operations | CCSP D4: Cloud Application Security | CISM D2: Information security risk management | CISSP D7: Security Operations | Security+ D2: Threats Vulnerabilities and Mitigations | SSCP D3: Risk Identification Monitoring and Analysis
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