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USA πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ 1988 Internet & Networking

Key Facts

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    Morris Worm (1988) β€” first major internet worm; infected 6,000 machines, led to creation of US-CERT

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    Cybercrime costs the world $8 trillion/year (2023) β€” larger than most national economies

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    Key domains: network security, cryptography, ethical hacking, threat intelligence, zero-day vulnerabilities

πŸ’‘ Did you know? The Morris Worm (1988) β€” first major internet worm β€” crashed 6,000 computers and led to creation of CERT

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Internet & Networking

Country

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ USA

Year / Era

1988

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