What is the critical operational benefit of designing systems for graceful degradation during a cyber event, beyond simply preventing total failure?

Graceful degradation is a system design principle where, during a cyber event or other partial failure, a system reduces its functionality or performance in a controlled manner rather than failing completely. Instead of shutting down entirely, essential services or core capabilities are prioritized and maintained, while non-critical functions may be temporarily disabled or operate at a reduced capacity. The critical operational benefit of designing systems for graceful degradation during a cyber event, beyond simply prev....