Campbell’s Law
From Cognitive Attack Taxonomy
Campbell’s Law
Short Description: Metric optimization may lead to detrimental follow on effects.
CAT ID: CAT-2023-006
Layer: 9
Operational Scale: Operational
Level of Maturity: Well-Established
Category: Vulnerability
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Detailed Description: When organizations optimize metrics at the cost of all else, they expose themselves to metric corruption.
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