osäkerställda

Osäkerställda is a Swedish term derived from the verb osäkerställa, which combines osäker (insecure, unsafe) with the suffix -ställa meaning to cause or to set. In its past participle plural form, osäkerställda refers to individuals, groups, or entities that have been rendered unsafe or whose security has been compromised. The word is typically used in contexts such as information security, occupational safety, or legal discussions about responsibilities for maintaining safe conditions.

The verb osäkerställa is relatively recent in Swedish, first appearing in the early 2000s as cybersecurity terminology spread. It parallels English terms like jeopardize or endanger. An example sentence is: "Systemadministratören ansvarar för att undvika osäkerställda användare genom att implementera flerfaktorsautentisering," meaning that the system administrator is responsible for preventing users from being made unsafe by implementing multifactor authentication.

Osäkerställda is usually found in formal documentation, risk assessment reports, and policy statements. It is often paired with legal responsibility phrases, such as "ansvar för osäkerställda," meaning liability for those brought into unsafe conditions. While not as common as other Swedish security terms, it is understood by professionals in fields dealing with risk management and compliance.

Related terms include osäker (insecure), osäkerhet (insecurity), and osäkerhetsskala (insecurity scale). The word emphasizes the action that has caused the unsafe state, rather than the state itself, and is sometimes used interchangeably with "fara" (danger) in informal contexts.