Term · Topic
Threats
Threats are potential events, conditions, or actions that can exploit vulnerabilities to harm an enterprise’s systems, data, operations, or individuals, and they serve as a core input for risk assessment, security architecture, regulatory compliance, and incident response planning.
- 527 articles
- 452 companies
- Most covered: Netskope, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Microsoft
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A plain definition plus how it's used, what it's often confused with and why it matters.
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452 companies that coverage ties to the term, listed by how often, each linked to its own record.
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MCP
curl -X POST https://mcp.decisioninsights.ai/api/mcp-public \
-H "content-type: application/json" \
-H "accept: application/json, text/event-stream" \
-d '{"id":1,"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"tools/call","params":{"arguments":{"slug":"threats"},"name":"di_get_term"}}'REST
GET https://api.decisioninsights.ai/api/public/v1/glossary/a89e2b39-3b3e-4ef2-8480-9f6f87b9b6cdCLI
di get-glossary --slug threatsThe CLI command and the REST call for this record need a free account: run di login, or send your OAuth token. Over MCP it is free with none.
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| The check | What the record shows | Where it is in the data |
|---|---|---|
| It's a known term | One entry, with its type (topic) | name |
| It's in real use | 527 articles tag it; 452 companies are tied to it | subjectOf |
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