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Record 1 2014-05-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Risks and Threats (Security)
  • IT Security
DEF

Any IT [information technology]-related threat that has been deemed, through a threat assessment, as relevant to a business activity or an information system and against which a department intends to protect its IT assets.

OBS

Factors influencing the selection of threats include, for example, the resources and skill set available or not available to the organization to effectively counter a threat; the limited budget allocated to IT security; the assessment that some threat compromises may not lead to injuries; etc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Risques et menaces (Sécurité)
  • Sécurité des TI
DEF

Toute menace liée à la sécurité des TI [technologies de l'information] qui, à l'issue d'une évaluation des menaces, est jugée pertinente pour une activité opérationnelle ou un système d'information et contre laquelle un ministère prévoit protéger ses biens de TI.

OBS

Certains facteurs peuvent influencer la sélection de menaces. Par exemple, les ressources et savoir-faire mis à la disposition de l'organisation pour contrer efficacement une menace, le budget limité alloué à la sécurité des TI, l'évaluation que certaines compromissions ne causent pas de préjudices, etc.

Spanish

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