systempunkt

English

Etymology

Blend of system +‎ schwerpunkt.

Noun

systempunkt (plural systempunkts)

1. The point in a system (either an infrastructure or a market), where a swarm of disruptions and attacks will cascade and collapse the system (resulting in e.g. financial loss, supply shortages, or destabilization).

References

• Brave New War: The Next Stage of Terrorism and the End of Globalization, By John Robb, 2008, p. 95-96