ILOVEYOU Virus
It’s the twentieth anniversary of the ILOVEYOU virus, and here are three interesting articles about it and its effects on software design…. Continue reading ILOVEYOU Virus
Category Archives: historyofcomputing
Cracking the Passwords of Early Internet Pioneers
Lots of them weren’t very good: BSD co-inventor Dennis Ritchie, for instance, used "dmac" (his middle name was MacAlistair); Stephen R. Bourne, creator of the Bourne shell command line interpreter, chose "bourne"; Eric Schmidt, an early developer of Unix software and now the executive chairman of Google parent company Alphabet, relied on "wendy!!!" (the name of his wife); and Stuart… Continue reading Cracking the Passwords of Early Internet Pioneers
The Women of Bletchley Park
Really good article about the women who worked at Bletchley Park during World War II, breaking German Enigma-encrypted messages…. Continue reading The Women of Bletchley Park
The Women of Bletchley Park
Really good article about the women who worked at Bletchley Park during World War II, breaking German Enigma-encrypted messages…. Continue reading The Women of Bletchley Park
Hacking in the Movies
New Atlas has a great three-part feature on the history of hacking as portrayed in films, including video clips. The 1980s. The 1990s. The 2000s…. Continue reading Hacking in the Movies