In plain English
This means the system has found signs of something that may lead to security harm. The issue that was identified might be a threat, a weakness, or another harmful condition. It marks that a possible risk has been noticed.
In context
Here, "risk detected" reports that the system has identified a possible security threat, vulnerability, or other condition that could cause harm.
- Situation
- Responding to phishing, suspicious activity, fraud, and compromise alerts
- What it communicates
- reports that the system has identified a security risk.
Meaning limits
By itself, this status does not establish how serious the risk is or whether harm has already occurred.
Examples
“The system marked the shared file as risk detected after it found a suspicious change, although no harm had been confirmed.”
“If a login attempt is flagged as risk detected, the team reviews it before deciding whether the issue is minor or severe.”