Fred Cohen: The Godfather of Computer Viruses [ML B-Side]

In his 1984 seminal paper - "Computer Viruses: Theory and Experiments" - Dr. Fred Cohen not only introduced the name ‘computer virus’, a term invented by his mentor, Leonard Adelman, but was also the first to analyze computer viruses in a rigorous mathematical way, proving that computer viruses were not only practical - but that they were in fact inevitable.

Nate Nelson, our Sr. producer, spoke with Dr. Cohen about his early research into computer viruses, his work with the …

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