Strength is relative; the strongest chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

In the software security world, there’s the concept of strength having duality. Something can be strong and durable (like a hefty, thick fiber rope) or it can be strong but brittle. A diamond is the hardest substance in the world, but if you know just the right way to tap a hammer and chisel on it, you can shatter it like glass.

Submitted for Illustration Friday topic Strength.