Skip to main content

Table 5 Ratings for various aspects of attack potential [51, 52]

From: Risk management-based security evaluation model for telemedicine systems

Factor

Level

Value

Elapsed time

≤1 day

0

≤1 week

1

≤1 month

4

≤3 months

10

≤6 months

17

> 6 months

19

not practical

∞

Expertise

Layman

0

Proficient

3

Expert

6

Multiple experts

8

Knowledge of system

Public

0

 

Restricted

3

 

Sensitive

7

 

Critical

11

Window of opportunity

Unnecessary/unlimited

0

 

Easy

1

 

Moderate

4

 

Difficult

10

 

None

∞

Equipment

Standard

0

 

Specialized

4

 

Bespoke

7

 

Multiple bespoke

9