security risk

noun

1

: someone who could damage an organization by giving information to an enemy or competitor

2

: someone or something that is a risk to safety

Any package left unattended will be deemed a security risk.

Examples of security risk in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The tax appears to go beyond trade tensions, with numerous officials across government agencies identifying the cranes as a potential national security risk. —Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 4 Sep. 2024

There is an extremely low probability that two completely different documents will generate one and the same hash, however, and that poses a security risk. —Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 15 Aug. 2024

Singapore was deemed to have the second lowest digital security risk on the list. —Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 23 July 2024

Any overuse of information represents an unnecessary, enhanced security risk for the release of private data, according to Whiteley and experts interviewed by The Times. —Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2024