Threat
The definitions of "Threat" and "Hazard" are very similar, so maybe the terms do not need to be distinguished. A CI-specific usage example for the above terms can be found on the "Hazard" entry.
Contents
- 1 Definitions
- 1.1 European Definitions
- 1.2 European Project Definitions
- 1.3 Other International Definitions
- 1.4 National Definitions
- 1.4.1 Albania
- 1.4.2 Argentina
- 1.4.3 Australia
- 1.4.4 Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 1.4.5 Brazil
- 1.4.6 Burkina-Faso
- 1.4.7 Canada
- 1.4.8 Colombia
- 1.4.9 Czech Republic
- 1.4.10 Egypt
- 1.4.11 El Salvador
- 1.4.12 Finland
- 1.4.13 France
- 1.4.14 Germany
- 1.4.15 Guatemala
- 1.4.16 Haiti
- 1.4.17 Hong Kong
- 1.4.18 India
- 1.4.19 Japan
- 1.4.20 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- 1.4.21 Lebanon
- 1.4.22 Mexico
- 1.4.23 Morocco
- 1.4.24 Netherlands
- 1.4.25 Norway
- 1.4.26 Oman
- 1.4.27 Philippines
- 1.4.28 Poland
- 1.4.29 Portugal
- 1.4.30 Republic of Trinidad & Tobago
- 1.4.31 Singapore
- 1.4.32 Slovakia
- 1.4.33 South Africa
- 1.4.34 Spain
- 1.4.35 Switzerland
- 1.4.36 Türkiye
- 1.4.37 United Arab Emirates
- 1.4.38 United Kingdom (UK)
- 1.4.39 United States
- 1.4.40 Uruguay
- 1.4.41 Venezuela
- 1.5 Other Definitions
- 1.6 Standard Definitions
- 2 See also
- 3 Notes
- 4 References
Definitions
European Definitions
The European Commission's CBRN Glossary[2] defines threat as
ENISA
European Project Definitions
CIPRNet project
The CIPRNet project [5] uses the following definition:
Other International Definitions
IAEA
(1) A person or group of persons with motivation, intention and capability to commit a malicious act.
(2) A likely cause of harm to people, damage to property or harm to the environment by an individual or individuals with the motivation, intention and capability to commit a malicious act.
An entity with motivation, intention and capability to commit a malicious act.
(4) A characterization of an adversary capable of causing undesirable consequences, including the objectives, motivation and capabilities, e.g. number of potential attackers, equipment, training and attack plan.
(5) The potential cause of an unwanted incident, which may result in harm to a system or organization. [6]
ITU-T
NATO CEP / EAPC
An all hazards approach to threat includes accidents, natural hazards as well as deliberate attacks.
EU Project VITA
The semantics of that definition in the context of CI is that a threat to a CI may give rise to serious consequences to critical societal functions, including the supply chain, health, safety, security, economic or social well-being of people.
National Definitions
Albania
Argentina
Australia
New South Wales
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil
Threat is the cause potential of an undesired incident which may result in harm to a system or organisation.
Burkina-Faso
Canada
Présence d’un danger et d’une voie d’exposition. [19] [20]
Threats may be natural or human-induced, either accidental or intentional.
Colombia
Amenaza informática: La aparición de una situación potencial o actual donde un agente tiene la capacidad de generar una agresión cibernética contra la población, el territorio y la organización política del Estado (Ministerio de Defensa de Colombia)
Translation: A threat generally is a circumstance or event through which harm can occur.
The harm refers to a specific value such as financial assets, knowledge, items, or health.
Czech Republic
Threat: Potential cause of an unwanted incident which may result in damage to a system or organization. [23]
Egypt
El Salvador
Es un factor de riesgo externo de un elemento o grupo de elementos expuestos, que se expresa como la probabilidad de que un evento se presente con una cierta intensidad, en un sitio especifico y en dentro de un periodo de tiempo definido.
Finland
Threat is possibly realising adverse event or development. -unofficial translation- [27]
France
A non-official translation is the following:
Threat: Potential cause of an undesirable incident, which may harm a system or organisation. [30]
Germany
Der Schaden bezieht sich dabei auf einen konkreten Wert wie Vermögen, Wissen, Gegenstände oder Gesundheit. Übertragen in die Welt der Informationstechnik ist eine Bedrohung ein Umstand oder Ereignis, der oder das die Verfügbarkeit, Integrität oder Vertraulichkeit von Informationen beeinträchtigen kann, wodurch dem Besitzer bzw. Benutzer der Informationen ein Schaden entstehen kann. Beispiele für Bedrohungen sind höhere Gewalt, menschliche Fehlhandlungen, technisches Versagen oder vorsätzliche Handlungen. Trifft eine Bedrohung auf eine Schwachstelle (insbesondere technische oder organisatorische Mängel), so entsteht eine Gefährdung.
Guatemala
Haiti
Hong Kong
Threat: A potential violation of security that may cause harm to an organisation and its assets. [36]
India
Japan
(Cyber) Threat is a potential for violation of security, which exists when there is a circumstance, capability, action, or event that could breach security and cause harm. [38]
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Lebanon
Mexico
Es un factor de riesgo físico externo a un elemento o grupo de elementos sociales expuestos, que se expresa como la probabilidad de que un fenómeno se presente con una cierta intensidad, en un sitio especifico y dentro de un periodo de tiempo definido.
Morocco
Netherlands
Een gebeurtenis of een proces die in potentie tot een incident kan leiden. [45]
Het hogere doel (intentie) kan zijn het verstevigen van de concurrentiepositie; politiek/landelijk gewin, maatschappelijke ontwrichting of levensbedreiging. [46]
Norway
Threat: an entity that constitutes a real or potential threat to an identifiable goal or in a limited and identifiable context. [51]
Oman
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Republic of Trinidad & Tobago
Singapore
Slovakia
South Africa
‘‘threat’’ includes any action or omission of a criminal, terrorist or accidental nature which may potentially cause damage, harm or loss to critical infrastructure or interfere with the ability or availability of critical infrastructure to deliver basic public services, and may involve any natural hazard which is likely to increase the vulnerability of critical infrastructure to such action or omission. [63]
Spain
Una amenaza puede ser definida por su origen, motivación o resultado y puede ser deliberada o accidental, violenta o subrepticia, externa o interna.
Switzerland
Die Gefährdung entspricht daher einem potentiellen Ereignis oder einer potentiellen Entwicklung mit möglichen Auswirkungen für ein Schutzgut.
Türkiye
Threat: The potential cause of an incident that may cause damage to an institution or system. [67]
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom (UK)
United States
DHS
NIST
These objectives typically include establishing and extending footholds within the information technology infrastructure of the targeted organizations for purposes of exfiltrating information, undermining or impeding critical aspects of a mission, program, or organization; or positioning itself to carry out these objectives in the future. The advanced persistent threat: (i) pursues its objectives repeatedly over an extended period of time; (ii) adapts to defenders’ efforts to resist it; and (iii) is determined to maintain the level of interaction needed to execute its objectives.
US-CERT
Uruguay
Venezuela
Other Definitions
Ontario (Canada)
Menace: personne, chose ou événement considéré comme une cause probable de préjudice ou de dommage. [77]
Standard Definitions
IETF
ISA-62443-*
ISO/PAS 22399:2007
ISO/IEC 27000:2014
ISO 22300:2012(en)
See also
Notes
References
- Jump up ↑ EC COM(2006) 787 final, Directive of the Council on the identification and designation of European Critical Infrastructure and the assessment of the need to improve their protection, EC, Brussels 12.12.2006.
- ↑ Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 European Commission's CBRN Glossary, 2012
- Jump up ↑ law and publications EUR-Lex EUR-Lex - 2017/0225 (COD) LEX 1899 - EN
- Jump up ↑ ENISA Risk Glossary
- Jump up ↑ http://www.ciprnet.eu/
- Jump up ↑ IAEA - Nuclear Security Series Glossary Version 1.3 (November 2015)
- Jump up ↑ ITU Security in Telecommunications and Information Technology: An overview of issues and the deployment of existing ITU-T Recommendations for secure telecommunications, ITU-T, Geneva (2012) - ITU-T X-800.
- Jump up ↑ Sécurité dans les télécommunications et les technologies de l’information: Aperçu des problèmes et présentation des Recommandations UIT-T existantes sur la sécurité dans les télécommunications, ITU-T, Geneva (2012) - ITU-T X.800.
- Jump up ↑ Seguridad de las telecomunicaciones y las tecnologías de la información: Exposición general de asuntos relacionados con la seguridad de las telecomunicaciones y la aplicación de las Recomendaciones vigentes del UIT-T, ITU-T, Geneva (2012) - ITU-T X.800.
- Jump up ↑ NATO EAPC(SCEPC) lexicon 2003.
- Jump up ↑ EU VITA deliverable.
- Jump up ↑ Dokumenti i Politikave për Sigurinë Kibernetike 2015 - 2017
- Jump up ↑ Oficina Nacional de Tecnologías de Información ADMINISTRACION PUBLICA NACIONAL Disposición 3/2013 - Apruébase la “Política de Seguridad de la Información Modelo” (2013)
- Jump up ↑ Protective Security Policy Framework - Glossary Oct 2017
- Jump up ↑ NSW Critical Infrastructure Resilience Strategy Partner, Prepare, Provide (2018)
- Jump up ↑ RADNA VERZIJA OSOBLJA KOMISIJE: Procjena rizika i mapiranje smernice za upravljanje katastrofama
- Jump up ↑ GUIA DE REFERÊNCIA PARA A SEGURANÇA DAS INFRAESTRUTURAS CRÍTICAS DA INFORMAÇÃO Versão 01 (Nov. 2010)
- Jump up ↑ CIRT-BF Glossary
- Jump up ↑ An Emergency Management Framework for Canada (Second Edition)
- Jump up ↑ Vocabulaire de la gestion des urgencies/Emergency Management Emergency Management Vocabulary 281 (2012)
- Jump up ↑ Lineamientos de política para ciberseguridad y ciberdefensa (2011)
- Jump up ↑ Výkladový slovník kybernetické bezpečnosti (2013)
- Jump up ↑ Cyber Security Explanatory Glossary (2013)
- Jump up ↑ Glossary of the National Telecom Authority (NTA), Egypt
- Jump up ↑ (Draft) Ley de ciberseguridad
- Jump up ↑ Glosario de Riesgo, Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales, El Salvador
- Jump up ↑ Vocabulary of Comprehensive Security. Helsinki (TSK 47) (2014)
- Jump up ↑ INSTRUCTION GENERALE INTERMINISTERIELLE RELATIVE A LA SECURITE DES ACTIVITES D’IMPORTANCE VITALE N°6600/SGDSN/PSE/PSN du 7 janvier 2014, PREMIER MINISTRE, SECRETARIAT GENERAL DE LA DEFENSE ET DE LA SECURITE NATIONALE, Direction Protection et Sécurité de l’Etat N° NOR: PRMD1400503J
- Jump up ↑ Méthode de classification et mesures principales, ANSSI (2014)
- Jump up ↑ Classification Method and Key Measures, ANSSI (2014)
- Jump up ↑ Glossar und Begriffsdefinitionen BSI
- Jump up ↑ Glossar BBK
- Jump up ↑ Plan Estratégico de Seguridad de la Nación 2016-2020, Guatemala
- Jump up ↑ PLAN NACIONAL DE GESTIÓN INTEGRAL DEL RIESGO POR LA TEMPORADA DE DESCENSO DE TEMPERATURA EN LA REPÚBLICA DE GUATEMALA 2015-2016, Guatemala
- Jump up ↑ LIVRE BLANC SUR LA SÉCURITÉ ET LA DÉFENSE NATIONALE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT ÉCONOMIQUE ET SOCIAL DURABLE D’HAÏTI, Juin 2015
- Jump up ↑ Glossary for Information Security Terms/資訊保安詞彙表
- Jump up ↑ India's DGQA Cyber Security Policy (2015)
- Jump up ↑ RFC2828 (Japanese translation)
- Jump up ↑ Developing National Information Security Strategy for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia NISS draft 7
- Jump up ↑ Lebanon Cyber Security Strategy v2
- Jump up ↑ Estragia Nacional de Ciberseguridad (November 2017)
- Jump up ↑ El Glosario Centro Nacional de prevencion de desastres (CENAPRED)
- Jump up ↑ DIRECTIVE NATIONALE DE LA SECURITE DES SYSTEMES D'INFORMATION, Marocco 2013
- Jump up ↑ Cyber Security Beeld Nederland 2020
- Jump up ↑ Zakboekje Preventie Cybercrime (2008
- Jump up ↑ NCSC, Cyber Security Beeld Nederland 5 (2015)
- Jump up ↑ Cyber Security Beeld Nederland 2020
- Jump up ↑ Handreiking Cybercrime (2012)
- Jump up ↑ DE APROBACIÓN DE LA “ESTRATEGIA NACIONAL DE CIBERSEGURIDAD 2020-2025” (asamblea.gob.ni)
- Jump up ↑ Nasjonal strategi for informasjonssikkerhet (2012)
- Jump up ↑ Cyber Security Strategy for Norway (2012)
- Jump up ↑ Oman CERT Glossary
- Jump up ↑ Philippine National Cyber Security Plan 2005
- Jump up ↑ DND GLOSSARY OF CYBER SECURITY TERMS (v.4)
- Jump up ↑ DND GLOSSARY OF CYBER SECURITY TERMS (v.4)
- Jump up ↑ NHS Cyber security glossary
- Jump up ↑ U S TAWA z dnia o krajowym systemie cyberbezpieczeństwa / Polish (draft) law on the national cybersecurity system (2018)
- Jump up ↑ Glossário Centro National de Cibersegurança Portugal
- Jump up ↑ Quadro Nacional de Referência para a Cibersegurança
- Jump up ↑ Comprehensive Disaster Management Policy Framework for Trinidad and Tobago
- Jump up ↑ Singapore Standard SS 540: 2008 on Business Continuity
- Jump up ↑ BEZPEČNOSTNÁ RADA SLOVENSKEJ REPUBLIKY
- Jump up ↑ Act No. 8 of 2019: Critical Infrastructure Protection Act, 2019
- Jump up ↑ CIBERSEGURIDAD. RETOS Y AMENAZAS A LA SEGURIDAD NACIONAL EN EL CIBERESPACIO, MINISTERIO DE DEFENSA (2010)
- Jump up ↑ Leitfaden Schutz kritischer Infrastrukturen 2015
- Jump up ↑ 2016-2019 UlUSAL SİBER GÜVENLİk STRATEJİSİ (Sept. 2016)
- Jump up ↑ Turkey's National Cyber Security Strategy 2016-2019 (2016)
- Jump up ↑ Abu Dhabi Safety and Security Planning Manual
- Jump up ↑ Glossary - Revision to Emergency Preparedness, Cabinet Office (2012)
- Jump up ↑ Code of Practice Cyber Security for Ships, DSTL (2017)
- Jump up ↑ DHS Risk Lexicon 2010 Edition, September 2010
- Jump up ↑ NISTIR 7298 rev 2: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, May 2013/NIST SP 800 series
- Jump up ↑ NIST Special Publication 800-53 Rev 4: Security and Privacy Controls for Federal Information Systems and Organizations (April 2013)
- Jump up ↑ Cyber Resilience Review (CRR): Method Description and Self-Assessment User Guide (2016)
- Jump up ↑ Glossary CERTuy
- Jump up ↑ GLOSARIO DE TÉRMINOS EDUCACIÓN Y SEGURIDAD VÍAL
- ↑ Jump up to: 77.0 77.1 Province of Ontario’s Emergency Management Glossary of Terms
- Jump up ↑ IETF RFC449 Internet Security Glossary 2
- Jump up ↑ ISA-62443 series
- Jump up ↑ ISO/PAS 22399:2007 Societal security - Guideline for incident preparedness and operational continuity management.
- Jump up ↑ ISO/IEC 27000:2014, Information technology -- Security techniques -- Information security management systems -- Overview and vocabulary
- Jump up ↑ ISO 22300:2012(en) Societal security — Terminology