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You are likely
wondering what the heck does an elephant have to do with this?
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The Blind Men
and the Elephant by American poet John Godfrey Saxe (1816-1887) based upon
an Indian fable.
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Tusk like a
spear Side like a wall Trunk like a snake Leg like a tree Ear like a fan Tail like a rope
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So oft in
theologic wars,
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The disputants,
I ween,
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Rail on in utter
ignorance
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Of what each
other mean,
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And prate about
an elephant
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Not one of them
has seen.
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What the system
looks like depends upon your perspective. Most often none have the full
picture
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Instant "reset" of computers,
networks, etc to initial conditions
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Compression of long term activity into short
periods
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Lower cost than utilizing real computers,
networks, software, protocols, etc
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Ease of scalability
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Creation of scenarios too risky for "real
world" testing
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Levels of abstraction like the OSI model may be
represented
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Ease of re-configuration
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Capability for building in an
automatic/scripted Black or White Team
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When to
Model? Actual object or process:
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Is very complex - too difficult to observe
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Doesnt currently exist
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Is too dangerous to observe
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Takes too long to observe
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Has a large number of variations, and
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Economically and operationally feasible to do
so
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