security risk

noun

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

security risk

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of security risk¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

The company’s Chinese problems date back to 2023, when China’s Cyberspace Administration told companies involved in the country’s critical information systems to stop buying chips from U.S.-based Micron, saying they pose a “major security risk,” without elaborating.

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Replacing that document is a 21-page agreement that warns reporters against “soliciting” information, including unclassified material, without the Pentagon’s official authorization, characterizing individuals who do so as a “security risk.”

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“Under Attorney General Bondi, all of our plaintiffs have been slated for ADX, not because of a security risk but to inflict maximum suffering.”

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As first reported by the Financial Times, the new instruction is understood to replace a previous order stating that the UK authorities needed to be able to access the data of Apple users anywhere in the world, in the event of a national security risk.

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While the Bad Bunny halftime show has the potential to break viewership records, bring in new audiences and educate viewers on the Puerto Rico he loves — it also poses a potential security risk for his Latine fans in attendance, who deserve solidarity and increased institutional support.

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