security risk

American  

noun

1. a person considered by authorities as likely to commit acts that might threaten the security of a country.

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security risk British  

noun

1. a person deemed to be a threat to state security in that he could be open to pressure, have subversive political beliefs, etc

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Etymology

Origin of security risk

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

I made a judgment call based on information we obtained from the hotel, events I had witnessed in the days prior and the heightened overall security risk of our location.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Defending its business model, Sony told London's Competition Appeal Tribunal that third-party stores posed a security risk and it also used software sales to subsidise sales of its consoles.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

The British Foreign Office has branded their journey an "illegal, unsafe stunt" and said they not pose any security risk to the UK-US military based on Diego Garcia.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

Panama officials say that canal operations weren’t affected by China’s economic expansion, and its presence didn’t pose a security risk.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Yet no matter how careful they were, the military still saw them as a security risk.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield