The History Of Internet Security

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The History OfInternet Security

• A presentation by
• Matthew G. Richardson

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In The Beginning.

• 1945 Bug Debugging
• 1949 Theory of Self Replication
• 1961 1964 Leonard Kleinrock
• 1962 J.C.R. Licklider of MIT
• 1965 Thomas Merrill and Lawrence G. Roberts
• 1969 ARPANET by Roberts

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Major Attacks

• 1979 Worm
• 1983 414s
• 1983 Computer Virus
• 1986 The Brain
• 1988 Robert Morris
• 1998 Solar Sunrise
• 1999 Melissa

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Major Attacks

• 2000 I Love You
• 2000 DDOS
• 2001 Anna Kournikova
• 2001 Code Red
• 2001 Nimda
• 2002 Klez
• 2002 DDOS Root
• 2003 Slammer
• 2004 MyDoom
• 2006 MySpace

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Attack Types

• Adware
• Spyware
• Malware
• Trojan
• Botnet
• Phishing
• Pharming
• Backdoor
• Rootkit
• Viruses
• Worms
• Key Logger

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Protection

• Software Firewall
• Hardware Firewall
• Virus Scanner
• Common Sense

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Looking To The Future.

• Smarter
• Faster
• Money