06. History of Defending and Securing Systems

History of Defending and Securing Systems

Recap:

This is by no means an exhaustive look at the history of cybersecurity or computing in general. But it serves as a high-level look to see how technology improvements have grown by leaps and bounds over the last 75 years.

• WWII served as the Big Bang for so many areas of technology, from code machines to early computers that were designed to crack those codes.
• 1960s Universities across the country installed computers and students as well as the public (depending on the University) could use the machines.
• ARPANet Also in the 1960s the US Government began networking some of these University computers together, creating the internet.
• 1980s Introduced the rollout of commercial internet and began what we now know as modern networking.
• 1990s is where the industry exploded. The arrival of 'high-speed' internet in businesses and dial-up in homes. Windows 95 and 98 saw a rapid rise in computers at home. Also in the 1990s, the cell phone became commonly available.
• 2000s The first decade of the millennium brought high speed internet into the home and a smart phone in the pocket of millions. The phishing email exploded in prevalence and hacking became an industry.