Defense in depth (glossary)

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A system resilience principle that states that a system should be capable of having two or more ways to address a single vulnerability. Jackson (2016)

Source

Jackson, Scott. 2016. "Principles for Resilient Design - A Guide for Understanding and Implementation." In IRGC Resource Guide on Resilience, edited by I. Linkov. University of Lausanne, Switzerland.

Discussion

Also called layered defence

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