threatscape

English

Etymology

From threat +‎ -scape.

Pronunciation

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Noun

threatscape (plural threatscapes)

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 [1], 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."

   • 2001 March 1, Angela Genusa, “12 Keys For Locking Up Tight”, in CIO‎^[2]:

     6. Survey the threatscape. To adequately secure their companies, CIOs need to understand and monitor all the dangers [...]

   • 2006, Brian T. Contos, Enemy at the water cooler: real-life stories of insider threats ..., page 91:

     "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.

   • 2007, David Harley, AVIEN malware defense guide for the Enterprise, page 58:

     "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."

   • 2010, Richard Stiennon, Surviving cyberwar, pages 146–7:

     "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."