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The Worm
Episode 2 of 10
Biella Coleman tells the story of the first global internet worm - The Morris Worm
In 1988, the first major computer worm shook the early internet to his core, disabling computers across the network and even causing panic in the Pentagon. Biella uncovers the story with Eugene Spafford, the first person to analyse the worm that caused so much chaos, and finds out why worms can still be so devastating decades later.
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Tue 14 Dec 2021
13:45
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
Eugene Spafford
Professor Eugene Howard Spafford is an American professor of computer science at Purdue University and a leading computer security expert.
He was the first person to analyze the Morris Worm, one of the earliest computer worms. Spafford was a member of the President's Information Technology Advisory Committee 2003–2005, has been an advisor to the National Science Foundation, and serves as an advisor to over a dozen other government agencies and major corporations.
Professor Spafford's current research interests are focused on issues of computer and network security, cybercrime and ethics, technology policy, and social impact of computing. He is the founder and executive director emeritus of the Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security (CERIAS).
He was the first person to analyze the Morris Worm, one of the earliest computer worms. Spafford was a member of the President's Information Technology Advisory Committee 2003–2005, has been an advisor to the National Science Foundation, and serves as an advisor to over a dozen other government agencies and major corporations.
Professor Spafford's current research interests are focused on issues of computer and network security, cybercrime and ethics, technology policy, and social impact of computing. He is the founder and executive director emeritus of the Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security (CERIAS).
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