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Re: Getting the value of an asset and the probability of a risk to it


From: krymson () gmail com
Date: 16 May 2008 19:51:53 -0000

I'm just going to nibble a bit.

Typically speaking, the value of human life is an insurance or liability question. In terms of IT and security, the 
value of human life is above all else. Rather than try to actually value it, we just assume that and move on.


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Last question, i understand that the human are the enterprises most valuable asset. If so, how much would one value's 
anothers life in a quantitative evaluation. Also in link to this question, if you value the life of someone to X, would 
you stop investing in protection at X or X-1$ or would you go as far as you can (considering that this could put a 
serious bill up). Would you consider human in a risk assesment?


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