Brief History of Internet and Security

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The Internet has changed how we access information and essentially how we live our lives, but where did it start? Conceptualizing the internet began back in 1965 with Lawrence G. Roberts and Thomas Merrill who set the foundations of a computer network and experienced the benefits of computers collaborating with one another. This began a quest that spanned almost 30 years in development to the personal devices and access we know today. Computers developed alongside the Internet to give us the freedom at our fingertips. From what was once only a text-based web browser to the multimedia and functionality we experience today, the Internet continues to grow and expand our world.

Yet, alongside the Internet were security issues. A lot of the Internet's success was based on free use and sharing documents. For this reason, security was not a large issue until 1973 when the ease of accessing these new computer networks was discovered. As security measures became more prominent in the world, government regulations also came into play with the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.While it is impossible to make everything on the Internet 100% secure, we are slowly closing the gap between hacking potential and security on Internet servers.

References: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/national/security-of-the-internet/history/, https://www.internetsociety.org/internet/history-internet/brief-history-internet/?gclid=CjwKCAjwgbLzBRBsEiwAXVIygFmL2gxoDz8jtdnvz0b4Cjq4GwdMrEjr9PZPLtkT6OwkY8ftfJzXFhoCZUYQAvD_BwE