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The History of Computer Viruses & Malware

eSecurity Planet

A 2020 study of pentesting projects from Positive Technologies revealed that external attackers could breach 93% of company networks , with 71% being vulnerable even to novice-level hackers. The history of computer viruses and malware goes almost as far back as the history of the field of computer science itself. CATCH ME IF YOU CAN!”

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This Is What Happens When Context Is Lost.

John Battelle's Searchblog

Facebook and Google’s advertising infrastructure is one of humanity’s most marvelous creations. It’s also one of its most terrifying, because, in truth, pretty much no one really understands how it works. So how did the world’s most valuable and ubiquitous companies get here, and what can be done about it?

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This Is What Happens When Context Is Lost.

John Battelle's Searchblog

Facebook and Google’s advertising infrastructure is one of humanity’s most marvelous creations. It’s also one of its most terrifying, because, in truth, pretty much no one really understands how it works. So how did the world’s most valuable and ubiquitous companies get here, and what can be done about it?

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This Is What Happens When Context Is Lost.

John Battelle's Searchblog

Facebook and Google’s advertising infrastructure is one of humanity’s most marvelous creations. It’s also one of its most terrifying, because, in truth, pretty much no one really understands how it works. So how did the world’s most valuable and ubiquitous companies get here, and what can be done about it?