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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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It's in real use	527 articles tag it; 452 companies are tied to it	`subjectOf`

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