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The Malware Museum Shows Just How Cute the Internet Was in the ’80s and ’90s – Slate Magazine (blog)
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The Malware Museum Shows Just How Cute the Internet Was in the '80s and '90s
Slate Magazine (blog) Can you picture the malware museum of the 2000s and 2010s? The exhibits for Conficker, Stuxnet, Flame, Zeus; the brief descriptions of the size and scope of each, how much damage was done, the sums of money lost, the number of victims affected. |
Internet Archive’s malware museum takes you back to the days of cheeky viruses
Before there were botnets, the MyDoom worm, and Stuxnet, malware that hit your DOS personal computer was of a completely different breed. Some were simply annoying, some would corrupt files or mess with your system, but they all did it with style.
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Now you can relive the magic of malware from the 1980s and 1990s courtesy of the Internet Archive’s brand new Malware Museum. Here, through the safety of an in-browser DOS simulator, you can relive some of the highlights of malware from yesteryear. This initial collection was created by Jason Scott, archivist and software curator for the Internet Archive, and Mikko Hypponen, chief research officer of F-Secure.
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ASIS 2011, ORLANDO — Cooper-Hewitt museum in NYC to undergo a security upgrade
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The Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, will soon begin a major renovation project that will close the museum for about two years, and will include a substantial enhancement of its security system.
The museum, which is run by the Smithsonian Institution, recently attracted a lot of attention with its dazzling display of jewels from the fabled Van Cleef & Arpels collection, including custom brooches, necklaces, rings, bracelets and earrings.
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