From the 1940s to the present, discover how cybercrime and cybersecurity have developed to become what we know today
Many species evolve in parallel, each seeking a competitive edge over the other. As cybersecurity and technology have evolved, so have criminals and ‘bad actors’ who seek to exploit weaknesses in the system for personal gain – or just to prove a point.
This arms race has been going on since the 1950s, and this article explains the evolution of cyberattacks and security solutions.
1940s: The time before crime
1950s: The phone phreaks
1960s: All quiet on the Western Front
1970s: Computer security is born
1980s: From ARPANET to internet
1990s: The world goes online
2000s: Threats diversify and multiply
2010s: The next generation
1940s: The time before crime
For nearly two decades after the creation of the world’s first digital computer in 1943, carrying out cyberattacks was tricky. Access to the giant electronic machines was limited to small numbers of people and ..
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