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The History of Computer Viruses & Malware

eSecurity Planet

Though this work began in the 1940s, it, along with his other work in the field of self-replication, was eventually compiled and distributed via the 1966 paper “Theory of Self-Reproducing Automata.”. Named after a character from “Scooby-Doo,” the Creeper was originally intended as a security test for the U.S.

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Sergeant Dennis Fisher and Marine Corps Combat Photography in Vietnam

Unwritten Record

So I went to Vietnam in December of 1966 as an infantryman and through a mistake in my orders was assigned to the 1 st Marine Division Security Platoon instead of directly to a line company. Camera slate taken April 13, 1968 during Operation No Name II. Courtesy of Sergeant Dennis Fisher. NARA: How did you become a combat photographer?