Exposure

Definitions

Exposure is

1. a measure of the potential risk to an IT system from both external and internal threats.
2. "[a] type of threat action whereby sensitive data is directly released to an unauthorized entity.
3. "[a] form of possible loss or harm, such as erroneous recordkeeping, unmaintainable applications, or business interruptions that affect the profitability of the going concern.
4. "[t]he condition of being unprotected, thereby allowing access to information or access to capabilities that an attacker can use to enter a system or network.

See also

• Deliberate exposure