[dredmorbius]

Neumann had a tremendous impact on perception and curation of technology-related risks. His passing is a moment of sadness.

It wasn't unforeseeable, however, and it pains me to see on the Catless RISKS archive this note: "I'm sad to have to tell you that Peter Neumann died on the 17th May. This website will be here as long as I am able to maintain it, but whether or not there is any future RISKS content anywhere, I cannot say."

<https://catless.ncl.ac.uk/Risks/>

Death is a risk, but not an inconceivable one, and it's a reminder that whilst a single individual can often drive with singular vision and surprising efficacy a project, that if they fail to establish some broader foundation, that project dies with them.

I'd noted this myself, in this context, several years ago: <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37582242>.

I continue to hope that RISKS may survive Peter.