A 20-year plague | CNET News.com: "Of all the accomplishments in the annals of technology, Fred Cohen's contribution is undeniably unique: He introduced the term 'virus' to the lexicon of computers.
The University of New Haven professor used the phrase in a 1984 research paper, in which he described threats self-propagating programs pose and explored potential defenses against them. When he asked for funding from the National Science Foundation three years later to further explore countermeasures, the agency rebuffed him.
'They turned it down,' said Cohen, who is also principal analyst for research firm Burton Group. 'They said it wasn't of current interest.'"
The University of New Haven professor used the phrase in a 1984 research paper, in which he described threats self-propagating programs pose and explored potential defenses against them. When he asked for funding from the National Science Foundation three years later to further explore countermeasures, the agency rebuffed him.
'They turned it down,' said Cohen, who is also principal analyst for research firm Burton Group. 'They said it wasn't of current interest.'"
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