*L1 History of Cybersecurity

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When was the birth of cybersecurity?

1970s

When was the birth of ethical hacking?

1960s

What is the ARPANET?

Advanced Research Projects Agency Network

• Precursor of internet

• 1970s

What is Creeper?

1971, Computer program that moved across ARPANET network. It was the first computer worm

What is Reaper?

1972, first antivirus that chase and delete Creeper

What is the Orange book?

1983, standard set of requirements for computer security published by US Department of Defense (DoD). Also called Trusted Computer System Evaluation Criteria.

When was the first commercial antiviruses developed?

1987

What was one of the major computer worm in the history of cybersecurity?

1988, Morris worm caused denial of service to all computers in ARPANET. Morris was charged by Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.

What happened in 2017?

• NSA hacking tool EternalBlue stolen by Shadow Brokers group

• Wannacry ransomware attack infected more than 200.000 computers

What is NIST?

National Institute of Standards and Technologies founded in 1901. Released cybersecurity frameworks like SP 1271.

What is GDPR?

General Data Protection Regulation - regulation on data protection and privacy made in 2018. Any organisation that do not respect GDPR can face £20 million or 4% of firm revenue.

What are some examples of standards?

• NIST standards

• ISO (International Organisation for standardization)

What are some examples of regulations?

• GDPR

• HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)