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Episode 118 - Viral Dark Ages

Advent of Computing

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Computer Crime and Ethical Standards in the Early Days

This chapter discusses the lack of ethical standards and professionalism among computer scientists in the early days, the emergence of computer crime in the 1970s, and the distinction made by Parker between run-of-the-mill criminals and hackers based on their motives. It also explores the discovery of a security vulnerability created by a backdoor and the possibility of a Trojan virus existing on the CTSS system.

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