What Computer Worms Are and Why They’re Still Dangerous

It seems like every week you hear of some sort of cyber attack on a business or government agency, but it shouldn’t really be news to us. These type of attacks are as old as the Internet itself. Since the time of the earliest computer worms, like the Morris Worm in 1988, these little parasites have been infecting computers and networks around the world. But what are computer worms and why should we pay attention to them? What are computer worms? Computer worms are similar to real parasites because they can duplicate themselves across as many hosts as possible. Yet, they do it without causing… Read more