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Why would "collapse of minor network requiring rebuild. e.g. recent Sony hack that meant no computers, printers, or existing network infrastructure could be re-
by United857 12y ago
Why would "collapse of minor network requiring rebuild. e.g. recent Sony hack that meant no computers, printers, or existing network infrastructure could be re-used without manual check of each item." rate a 6.0 (affect a single organization) whereas "Minor network freeze but can be recovered with a reboot; broad human inconvenience without threat. e.g. regional ATM network down for a day, cellular network down for a day for single operator." is 4.0 (affect many members of the public in a region)
- genmon 12y agoGood point. My examples should ideally be the same scale. For 4.0, I think it's about a single point of failure that, when rectified, recovery is simple. For 6.0, some kind of permanent and cascading problem. The difference between the server being down, and accidentally shipping an update that bricks all clients.