An Introduction To
Information, Network and Internet Security

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Ten by Ten

Description

Interpretation

Negligible

Once every 1000 years or less

Extremely unlikely

Once every 200 years

Very unlikely

Once every 50 years

Unlikely

Once every 20 years

Feasible

Once every 5 years

Probable

Annually

Very probable

Quarterly

Expected

Monthly

Confidently expected

Weekly

Certain

Daily

(Very approximately each one is four times more likely than the previous one, which covers the range "once in 1000 years" to "daily" in a range of 1 - 10)



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An Introduction to Information Security