AP® Cybersecurity glossary

Threat

Course: AP® Cybersecurity Shows up in: Unit 2: Securing Spaces

Anything that could exploit a vulnerability to cause harm, including human adversaries and natural disasters.

Appears in the course and exam description (CED): 2.2.B.12.1.D.1

Why it matters in Unit 2

Naming the threat tells you which control fits.

Example

A flood that could reach the basement server room.

Learn it properly, with a checkpoint 2.2 Physical Vulnerabilities and Attacks

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