Morris Worm Turning 20

netbuzz writes "The Internet will mark an infamous anniversary Sunday, when the Morris worm turns 20. Considered the first major attack on the 'Net, Morris served as a wake-up call about the risk of software bugs, and it set the stage for network security to become an important area of computer science. It was also the first time many non-techies heard of the 'Net, as the mainstream media covered the story extensively." Reader maximus1 contributes a brief ITWorld story about Robert Morris himself.

Comments

Re:We should be celebrating!

[astrodoom]

*watches hurricane Katrine footage* Hey, these hiccups help make the floodplanes a better and safer place!...Right?

Sad fact is...

[Humorless Coward.]

Everyone's a potential terrorist, if you define terrorism as broadly as the Bush Administration does. And, given six degrees of separation, everyone on the planet associates with "known terrorists."

Unwinnable wars (and I'm not talking ones involving military intervention), unwarranted accusations of affiliation with enemies, and heightened paranoid states have become hallmarks of modern Western government. We hold THESE truths to be self-evident.

So, persons convicted of computer security crimes have become part of The Establishemt. Yay. I feel neither less secure nor more.

Re:This relates in what way again?

[Mr. Firewall]

(Yeah, I'll get modded down for trolling or whatever, but this needless brainwashing has got to stop!)

Yup. The bastards modded you down. And then they accuse YOUR ilk of "censorship"!