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linuxguy2today at 1:27 PM1 replyview on HN

It's like the Swiss Cheese model where every system has "holes" or vulnerabilities, several layers, and a major incident only occurs when a hole aligns through all the layers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_cheese_model


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Ringztoday at 1:37 PM

I use this model all the time. It's very helpful for explaining the multifactorial genesis of catastrophes to ordinary people.

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