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threatscape en · NOUN

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Etymology

Etymology tree English threat English landscapebf. English -scape English threatscape From threat + -scape.

Meanings

1. The various possible threats; the spectrum of possible threats.
   • 2008, The Risk Digest from Forum on Risks to the Public in Computers and Related Systems, archived at http://catless.ncl.ac.uk/Risks/25.29.html#subj9, post by Barrett, Michael "...which made me realize that perhaps there isn't a common agreement amongst the infosec industry about the threatscape and how we should prioritize our response to them."
   • "While the Obama administration has vocalized its intent to create a cyber security coordinator, future administrations will need to institute a more powerful role to oversee all government cyber security measures and reactions to a rapidly changing cyber threatscape." 2010, Richard Stiennon, Surviving cyberwar, pages 146–7:
   • "When we emerge, blinking in the sunlight, from the Malware Museum, we find that some of these bots on the threatscape are still with us in some form." 2007, David Harley, AVIEN malware defense guide for the Enterprise, page 58:
   • 6. Survey the threatscape. To adequately secure their companies, CIOs need to understand and monitor all the dangers [...] 2001 March 1, Angela Genusa, “12 Keys For Locking Up Tight”, in CIO:
   • "In my opinion, given today's threatscape, thinking of not doing anything regarding ESM is as antiquated as thinking that a firewall or even passwords aren't needed. 2006, Brian T. Contos, Enemy at the water cooler: real-life stories of insider threats ..., page 91:

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