The introduction to a series of articles marking this year’s Antimalware Day and highlighting the importance of cyber-readiness
First off, why Antimalware Day? How did it come to be? A brief trip into recent history will help answer these questions. On this very day 36 years ago, Fred Cohen, then a graduate student, created a proof-of-concept computer program that was capable of spreading to all users of the system and obtaining control of its data and privileges. Professor Leonard Adleman, who was Cohen’s Ph.D. advisor, decided to call that code ”computer virus”. As part of their work, Cohen wrote a paper in 1984 that became the first research paper to use the term “computer virus”.
Fast forward to 2017 and ESET declares November 3 as Antimalware Day in order to recognize the work of the two computer scientists, who laid the groundwork for research into computer threats.
But let’s go back to the present and, indeed, near future. In our technology-driven, always-on world, nobody can afford to overlook the importance of cybersecurity. With that in mind, in order to mark this year’s Antimalware Day, we’ll publish a series of articles in November that will share the same recurring theme – cybersecurity education and awareness.
Firstly, we’ll suggest a few practical steps that organizations can take to help ensure that their employees are cyber-ready. After all, it is well documented that many breaches are enabled by human error, indeed a worr ..
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