With the release of the “Threat Modeling Manifesto,” a group of 16 security professionals hope to prompt more companies to consider the threats to software. …read more Source:: DarkReading

Say hello to Heracles, a previously hidden galaxy that likely smooshed into the Milky Way billions of years ago. …read more Source:: CNet

Computer simulation is indispensable in validating design and used in every aspect of engineering from finite element analysis to traffic simulation to fluid dynamics. Simulations do an amazing job and at a fraction of the time and expense of building and testing a scale model. But those visceral ah-ha moments, and some real-world gremlins, can…

There’s also a neat F-150, Bronco Sport and Ranger that the automaker revealed. …read more Source:: CNet

Reader shanen shares a report (and offers this commentary): When the open source concept emerged in the ’90s, it was conceived as a bold new form of communal labor: digital barn raisings. If you made your code open source, dozens or even hundreds of programmers would chip in to improve it. Many hands would make…

RCS throws the dice Analysis Google is rolling out end-to-end encryption in the unloved and unwanted Android Rich Communication Services, as part of a renewed hope people might use messaging services controlled by the Chocolate Factory.… …read more Source:: Register

When it comes to protecting sensitive information from foreign hackers, President-elect Joe Biden’s team is largely on its own. The federal government, which has some of the most sophisticated antihacking technologies in the world, is offering limited assistance to Mr. Biden’s transition operation in securing its email and other communications, despite concerns that the team…

Commentary: As the Netflix series creeps ever closer to the present day, my relationship with the show is deepening. …read more Source:: CNet

Note: The Spencer tiara should NOT look like a Burger King crown. …read more Source:: CNet

Skype? We’ve heard of it Microsoft has previewed some more consumer-friendly features in its Slack-for-suits platform, Teams.… …read more Source:: TheRegister