There’s a reason the “too many cooks ..,” cliché is a cliché. It’s almost always true. Too many people working on the same task can (and often does) degenerate into conflict and chaos. The job, if it gets done at all, gets done poorly. Perhaps the U.S. government will be…

It’s hard to say “politics aside” and be serious these days when talking about Elon Musk, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO, Twitter owner-in-waiting, and richest man in the world. But seriously, apart from the unending avalanche of commentary on the possible political implications of Musk’s impending Twitter takeover, there is…

“Software is eating the world” has become a cliché since Mosaic creator and Netscape cofounder Marc Andreessen coined it in 2011. More recently it’s becoming clear that it needs an update: Software could determine whether the people in the world will eat — or not. Indeed, there are benefits and…

Nobody likes being shamed. That’s why, in many areas of life, it’s essentially banned. Especially when it comes to things largely out of people’s control, like body type or addiction. There’s nothing redeeming or constructive about it — it’s simply cruel and destructive. And you can get fired for doing…

If you use software — and today we all do — you use open source software. If you’re in business, no matter what your brand says or what your products are, you’re a software company, which means you’re also an open source software company. That means you need to know…

By now, most of the estimated 332 million people in the U.S. are familiar with basic COVID preventative measures. Get vaccinated. Maintain social distancing. Wear a mask indoors, especially if you’re in a crowded room with people you don’t know. Wash your hands frequently. Try not to touch your nose…

It hasn’t generated the avalanche of daily headlines that the slap heard ‘round the world has. But it should. Because a recent “special publication” from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on improving the cybersecurity of U.S. …

There are two crucial goals for people who develop software products: First, make sure they do what they’re supposed to do. Second, make sure nobody can make them do what they’re not supposed to do. Or, more briefly, build both quality and security into software. Those tasks are equally important…

President Biden signed legislation last week that for the first time in internet history will require operators of U.S. critical infrastructure (CI) to report “significant” cyber incidents and any ransomware payments to the federal government. …