Cyber Risk

Primary definition

Risk of financial loss, legal liability, reputational damage, regulatory action, operational disruption, or damage from the failure of the digital technologies employed for informational and/or operational functions introduced to a manufacturing system via electronic means from the unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction of the manufacturing system.

Also known asdigital risk · IT risk · information security risk · cybersecurity risk · tech risk
2 sources cited4 related termsReviewed Aug 10, 2026
March 2020 CSC ReportView source

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Risk of financial loss, legal liability, reputational damage, regulatory action, operational disruption, or damage from the failure of the digital technologies employed for informational and/or operational functions introduced to a manufacturing system via electronic means from the unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction of the manufacturing system.

March 2020 CSC Report · 2024

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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Cyber Risk. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 21, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/cyber-risk

Sources

2 cited · last checked Aug 10, 2026

01

March 2020 CSC Report
March 2020 CSC Report

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02

The Cyber Glossary
The Cyber Glossary

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