Fragility is ...
... the arch-enemy - not the polar opposite - of resilience
... a natural consequence of complexity and dependence
... when threat meets vulnerability exceeding control
... not knowing whether, how and when it will break
... being unable/unwilling/afraid to rely on it
... untrustworthy, inadequate controls
... pushing too far, too fast, too hard
... passing the point of no return
... an engineering challenge
... inevitable at some point
... hanging on by a thread
... often revealed too late
... a propensity to failure
... being on a knife-edge
... going over the brink
... obvious in hindsight
... being a snowflake
... a smashed mirror
... a broken vase
... a cracked egg
... a step too far
... uncertainty
... snap!
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- Accountability is ...
- Assurance is ...
- Audit is ...
- Authorisation is ...
- Control is ...
- Cyber is ...
- Governance is ...
- Impact is ...
- Information is ...
- ISO27k is ...
- Oversight is ...
- Resilience is ...
- Responsibility is ...
- Risk is ...
- Security is ...
- System is ...
- Threat is ...
- Trust is ...
- Vulnerability is ...
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