security risk
noun
1
: someone who could damage an organization by giving information to an enemy or competitor
2
: someone or something that is a risk to safety
Any package left unattended will be deemed a security risk.
Examples of security risk in a Sentence
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Denson introduced emails Sandoval sent to senior officials describing her as a security risk who should be reported to the police and the Secret Service.
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Marilyn W. Thompson, ProPublica, 23 May 2024
The red-carpet treatment by Serbia and Hungary has worried some of their Western partners, which see China’s incursion into the region as both an economic and security risk.
—Justin Spike, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 May 2024
Classified briefing looms large When former President Donald Trump tried to shut down TikTok through an executive order, federal judges blocked it over, in part, a lack of evidence that the app posed a security risk to to the nation.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 14 May 2024
This screening should determine whether a person might pose a health or security risk and their chances of being permitted to stay.
—Lorne Cook, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 May 2024
TikTok's 'Project Texas' could be a major issue Legal experts said that in addition to proving that TikTok is a security risk, U.S. officials will have to prove in court that its ban was the least restrictive way of dealing with the threat.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 14 May 2024
The new proposal would allow asylum officers to determine earlier in the process whether an asylum-seeker is a national security risk and therefore ineligible to stay in the United States, the agency said.
—Molly Nagle, ABC News, 9 May 2024
In March, President Joe Biden warned that Chinese cars could present a national security risk, as in-car software could collect data on the surrounding environment and transmit it back to Beijing.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 8 May 2024
Golan was asked if her presence at the contest presented a security risk.
—Fred Bronson, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Marilyn W. Thompson, ProPublica, 23 May 2024
The red-carpet treatment by Serbia and Hungary has worried some of their Western partners, which see China’s incursion into the region as both an economic and security risk.
—Justin Spike, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 May 2024
Classified briefing looms large When former President Donald Trump tried to shut down TikTok through an executive order, federal judges blocked it over, in part, a lack of evidence that the app posed a security risk to to the nation.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 14 May 2024
This screening should determine whether a person might pose a health or security risk and their chances of being permitted to stay.
—Lorne Cook, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 May 2024
TikTok's 'Project Texas' could be a major issue Legal experts said that in addition to proving that TikTok is a security risk, U.S. officials will have to prove in court that its ban was the least restrictive way of dealing with the threat.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 14 May 2024
The new proposal would allow asylum officers to determine earlier in the process whether an asylum-seeker is a national security risk and therefore ineligible to stay in the United States, the agency said.
—Molly Nagle, ABC News, 9 May 2024
In March, President Joe Biden warned that Chinese cars could present a national security risk, as in-car software could collect data on the surrounding environment and transmit it back to Beijing.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 8 May 2024
Golan was asked if her presence at the contest presented a security risk.
—Fred Bronson, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Security risk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/security%20risk. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
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