That rant I wrote earlier got me thinking even more… The first presumption that the risk equation gets wrong is that generic risk is linear and additive. It is not. Let’s assume that someone sabotages the brakes in your car. You still have the parking brake that uses a completely separate system. You may not […]
Tag: Assessments
Why the Infatuation With Risk?
At a recent meeting of ICS Security “experts,” the discussion turned to risk-assessment standards. I posed the question: Why are are we so infatuated with the Risk Equation when it offers so little guidance. “Why not use consequences and defenses?” I asked. “Isn’t that how most Engineers and Operators think?” “Risk is what they understand […]