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risk
(I) An expectation of loss expressed as the probability that a
particular threat will exploit a particular vulnerability with a
particular harmful result.
(O) SET usage: "The possibility of loss because of one or more
threats to information (not to be confused with financial or
business risk)." [SET2]
