Talk:Threat (computer)

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To move the article from C-class to B-class I would consider the follow at a minimum:

Incorporate as many of the "see also" items into the article as would be logical; don't just shove them in anywhere.
Consider adding other sections about Threats including how to prevent attacks, the business market that grew into existence to reduce threats, etc.

§ Music Sorter § (talk) 07:34, 17 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The article starts by saying "a threat is a possible danger that might exploit a vulnerability", which I think is a fair explanation of 'threat'. But then there's a section called "threats classification", which seems to be a mixed list - some are (natural) causes, some are ways things can go wrong - these are mostly not things that pose a danger as such.

Later there's use of the term "threat population", which is undefined and in the context doesn't work - it's trying to define Threat Agent. As a result there's no definition of Threat Agent, just a description of what actions they might take. When an attempt to define Threat Agent is made later in the section - "identify who would want to exploit the assets of a company" - it goes wrong, because as has already been alluded to, a Threat Agent might not intend to do any harm.

Also, the link to STRIDE is "broken" and I can only find the actual article in a Microsoft format I can't read, so I've not managed to repair it. Could do with a proper reference if there is one. SimonWiseman (talk) 12:47, 15 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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