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The History of Computer Viruses & Malware

eSecurity Planet

Ransomware, for example, usually doesn’t self-replicate. Even as we focus on current cybersecurity threats and protections , it can be just as important to take a look at the history of these malicious pieces of software and how their beginnings inform the way they’re used and circulated today. Going Mobile and Going Global: 2001-2010.