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History of Computer Hacking and Cybersecurity Threats: From the 50s to Today

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1970s & 1980s: First Laws and Guidelines Created Around Computer Security During the early 1970s, hacking was still mostly a form of exploration and experimentation. In 1979, the US Department of Defense created the first computer security guidelines , which established standards for securing computer systems and networks.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: So You Want To Be A Pentester

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So for instance in 2017 during the whole WannaCry, and NotPetya phenomenon. Vamosi: WannaCry and NotPetya were ransomware campaigns in 2017. Unlike other malware, ransom not only infected machines, it encrypted all the data, then asked for a ransom to decrypt them. The more famous of these is Kali Linux, from Offensive Security.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: So You Want To Be A Pentester

ForAllSecure

So for instance in 2017 during the whole WannaCry, and NotPetya phenomenon. Vamosi: WannaCry and NotPetya were ransomware campaigns in 2017. Unlike other malware, ransom not only infected machines, it encrypted all the data, then asked for a ransom to decrypt them. The more famous of these is Kali Linux, from Offensive Security.

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