NetworkWorld - Security Chalk Talk: History of Computer Viruses, Part 1: The Early Days

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Chalk Talk video highlights the concept and behavior of first viruses to strike computers

By Martin Roesch
11/18/13

The concept of a computer virus was first documented in an academic paper in 1949. Described by renowned mathematician and physicist John von Neumann as “self-replicating programs,” the idea was formed from intellectual curiosity rather than any kind of malicious intent.

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