Title :
Anecdotes [computer security]
Abstract :
The paper relates a 1940 incident involving a security risk to the Watson Scientific Laboratory at Columbia University. The danger of compromise at this lab was very real with potentially far-reaching serious consequences; ironically, the danger perceived by officials was based on entirely erroneous conclusions.
Keywords :
history; laboratories; natural sciences computing; security of data; Columbia University; Watson Scientific Laboratory; computer security; history; Astrochemistry; Astronomy; Computer security; Information security; Scientific computing;
Journal_Title :
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
