G 0.7 Major Events in the Vicinity

Large-scale events of all kinds can lead to disruptions in the proper operation of an authority or enterprise. These include street festivals, concerts, sporting events, labor disputes, or demonstrations. Violence associated with such events can have additional consequences, such as intimidation of employees up to violence against personnel or buildings.

Examples:

• During the hot summer months, a demonstration took place near a data center. The situation escalated and violence broke out. In a side street, a window of the data center area was still open, through which a demonstrator entered and took the opportunity to steal hardware with important data.
• During the setup of a large fair, a power line was accidentally cut. This caused a failure in a data center supplied by it, which, however, was mitigated by the existing backup power system.