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Re: Five days left to find the oldest data loss incident
From: Dragos Ruiu <dr () kyx net>
Date: Mon, 11 May 2009 09:39:47 -0700
On 11-May-09, at 7:29 AM, Juha-Matti Laurio wrote:
The oldest documented vulnerability in computer security world is password file disclosure vulnerability from 1965, found by Mr. Ryan Russell.Open Security Foundation launched a competition in April to find the oldest documented data loss incident.They have announced that the last day to make a submission is next Friday - 15th May.The contest page is located at http://datalossdb.org/oldest_incidents_contest Juha-Matti
Mechanical computers are computers. The loss and the algorithmic crack of the Enigma machine circa 1939 should count - the story and break of the more difficult 4 rotor Naval Machine at Bletchley park recovered from the U-boat and cracked in 1941 is the most famous.
http://users.telenet.be/d.rijmenants/en/enigmauboats.htmBut I would nominate the break of the 3 Rotor Enigma circa 1939, by the Polish, as the first documented computer security vulnerability.
http://www.avoca.ndirect.co.uk/enigma/index.html cheers, --dr -- World Security Pros. Cutting Edge Training, Tools, and Techniques London, U.K. May 27/28 2009 http://eusecwest.com Tokyo, Japan November 4/5 2009 http://pacsec.jp Vancouver, Canada March 22-26 http://cansecwest.com pgpkey http://dragos.com/ kyxpgp
Current thread:
- Five days left to find the oldest data loss incident Juha-Matti Laurio (May 11)
- Re: Five days left to find the oldest data loss incident Dragos Ruiu (May 11)
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- Re: Five days left to find the oldest data loss incident Elazar Broad (May 12)