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Severity is not a category. It’s a consequence.
When systems are placed under plausible stress, structural limits reveal themselves. Pre-defining severity narrows what testing is allowed to teach us.
Plausibility is the constraint.
Severity is the signal.
Failover plans often exist. Testing schedules are agreed. Yet hesitation persists. This article explores why technical capability alone is not enough — and how organisational confidence, incentives, and perceived risk quietly shape whether recovery is ever truly exercised.
Why tabletop exercises often confirm what we already believe — and how testing becomes rehearsal rather than discovery when assumptions go unchallenged.