Is the paranoia over making simulation data secure justified?
Is the paranoia over making simulation data secure justified?
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In my opinion, company's spend too much time trying to make simulation data secure. I never understood why. If someone is smart enough to reverse engineer simulation data, then they can just do the simulation themselves!
I think a lot of engineers have inflated egos and think their simulations are some top-secret thing. They think a competitor would make millions if they got their hands on them. In reality, the simulations probably won't make any sense to anyone but the analyst who built them.
Also nowadays there is a strong open-source/community approach to software. Most of these top-secret simulations likely made extensive use of open source software ( Linux, open-source code, etc ). So why feel the urge to spend loads of resources trying to protect that data?
I am curious what others think. If I were CEO of a large company I would just make all engineering simulation "open-source"!
I think a lot of engineers have inflated egos and think their simulations are some top-secret thing. They think a competitor would make millions if they got their hands on them. In reality, the simulations probably won't make any sense to anyone but the analyst who built them.
Also nowadays there is a strong open-source/community approach to software. Most of these top-secret simulations likely made extensive use of open source software ( Linux, open-source code, etc ). So why feel the urge to spend loads of resources trying to protect that data?
I am curious what others think. If I were CEO of a large company I would just make all engineering simulation "open-source"!
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RE: Is the paranoia over making simulation data secure justified?
You are also giving your competitors insight into your methods, targets, performance, and proprietary knowledge.
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RE: Is the paranoia over making simulation data secure justified?
" The software is provided in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the
implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. "
Can't the same disclaimers apply to any products designed with these software?
Regarding proprietary knowledge, I wonder how much really provides a competitive advantage? I think most engineers subscribe to the Hollywood vision that engineering is all about "break-through" ideas. The reality is that most engineers are just making incremental changes to time-tested designs. The "break-throughs" are rare.
Also execution is far more important than fancy ideas. As they say, "talk is cheap". There are tons of Chinese companies that copy other designs. But none of these Chinese companies have any clout. No serious customer would ever buy from them since they have no end-end solution. They just provide one-off designs/parts.
RE: Is the paranoia over making simulation data secure justified?
Would you get on it?
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RE: Is the paranoia over making simulation data secure justified?
RE: Is the paranoia over making simulation data secure justified?
RE: Is the paranoia over making simulation data secure justified?
RE: Is the paranoia over making simulation data secure justified?
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RE: Is the paranoia over making simulation data secure justified?
TTFN (ta ta for now)
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