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What is a Threat?

 , January 28, 2016 updated on September 28, 2018
A threat is a potential for something bad to happen. All risks are a combination of a threat and a vulnerability. A vulnerability is defined as a weakness or exposure that allows a threat to cause losses.
Overview: Threat
TypeRisk Management
DefinitionThe potential for something bad to happen.
Alternative DefinitionIn some areas, such as project management, it is common to define threat as a negative risk. In this context, risks are viewed as threats and opportunities where threats are negative risks and opportunities are positive risks.
ExampleBad weather is a threat to retail sales.
Computer viruses are an information security threat.
Proposed regulations may represent a compliance threat to a business.
Related ConceptsBusiness Risk

Project Management

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Acceptance Criteria
Acceptance Testing
Agile
Assumptions
Baseline
Basis Of Estimate
Behavioral Requirements
Change Control
Change Control Board
Change Fatigue
Change Request
Concept Note
Cone Of Uncertainty
Constraints
Corrective Action
Cost Baseline
Cost Contingency
Cost Control
Cost Overrun
Cost Variance
Defect Density
Deliverable
Document Control
Earned Value
Escalation
Estimate At Completion
Estimate To Complete
Estimates
Feasibility Analysis
Fudge Factor
Full-Time Equivalent
Human Factors
Issue Management
Issues
Lead Time
Lessons Learned
Level Of Effort
Milestone
Opportunity Study
Out Of Scope
Parametric Estimate
Phased Implementation
Principles
Process
Program Management
Project Artifacts
Project Charter
Project Communication
Project Complexity
Project Concept
Project Controls
Project Failure
Project Goals
Project Management
Project Metrics
Project Planning
Project Politics
Project Productivity
Project Proposal
Project Risk
Regression Testing
Requirements
Requirements Quality
Return On Investment
RFP
Risk Register
Schedule Baseline
Schedule Chicken
Scope
Scope Baseline
Scope Creep
Scrum
Set Up To Fail
Specifications
Sponsor
Stakeholder
Stakeholder Management
Statement Of Work
Story Points
Subproject
Use Case
User Stories
Workaround
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Project Risk

A guide to project risk.

Project Management Basics

A list of basic project management techniques.

Workaround

A definition of workaround with examples.

Project Branding

A list of project branding techniques.

Stakeholder Management

A definition of project stakeholder management with examples.

Action Plan

A definition of action plan with examples.

Cost Overrun

The primary types of cost overrun.

Document Control

The definition of document control with examples.

Project Oversight

A guide to project oversight.

Design-Driven Development

A definition of design driven development with examples.

Project Risk

A list of common project risks.

Project Stakeholder

A list of common project stakeholders.

Business Risks

A list of common business risks.

Risk vs Issue

The difference between a risk and an issue.

Risk Treatment

The four things that can be done about risk.

Secondary Risk

The definition of secondary risk with examples.

Risk Register

A guide to creating a risk register with an example.

Risk Perception

A definition of risk perception with examples.

Implementation

The common types of implementation.

Project Risk Management

A reasonably complete guide to project risk management.
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