Technical Impact template

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Every Technical Impact should follow this template.

Description
A technical impact is the system damage that results from a successful security breach. This is just the effect on the technology, not the business.
 * 1) Start with a one-sentence description of the technical impact
 * 2) Describe the technical damage done to the system
 * 3) Note the security interest that is damaged - confidentiality, integrity, availability, accountability
 * 4) Is the damage immediate or spread over a time period?

Risk Factors

 * Talk about the factors that govern this technical impact
 * Try to be clear about the factors that make this impact serious

Short example name

 * A short example description, small picture, or sample code with links

Short example name

 * A short example description, small picture, or sample code with links

Related Vulnerabilities

 * Vulnerability 1
 * Vulnerabiltiy 2

Related Controls

 * Control 1
 * Control 2

Related Business Impacts

 * Business Impact 1
 * Business Impact 2