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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.

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  • 452 companies
  • Most covered: Netskope, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Microsoft

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