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____ is the potential exploitable danger associated with a vulnerability.
Risk
Threat
Threat agent
Exposure
Threat definition. Source please...Sounds like a risk.
Risk = Threat * Vulnerability
Threat is a potentially harmful occurrence , like an earthquake, a power outage, or a network-based worm. A Vulnerability is a weakness that can allow a threat to cause harm.
To have risk, a threat must connect to a vulnerability. That is why the correct answer is threat.
source: 11th Hour CISSP 3rd edition (Eric Conrad)
from CISSP AIO (Shon Harris): Threat = any potential danger that a vulnerability will be exploited by a threat agent
EDIT: Unclear. While I agree that the threat exploits the vulnerability, the threat itself is NOT EXPLOITABLE which is how the question reads.
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