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threat actors

threat actors is the plural of threat actor.

Meaning of threat actor

Noun

threat actor (plural threat actors)

  1. (computer security) A person or entity that conducts malicious activities against digital targets, particularly cyberattacks.
    • Threat actors have repeatedly attempted to breach our systems, without success.

Questions about threat actors

What is threat actors the plural of?
Threat actors is the plural of threat actor.

Words near threat actors in the dictionary

  1. threasures
  2. threasuries
  3. threasury
  4. threat
  5. threat actor
  6. threat actors
  7. THREATCON
  8. threated
  9. threaten
  10. threatenable
  11. threatened

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