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Record 1 1993-02-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
CONT

The technical ability necessary to write a virus is within the reach of a first-year computer science student, who may see such a project as an intellectual challenge. This group is not only a potential source of PC viruses, but also a potential source of mainframe viruses.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI
CONT

La compétence technique indispensable à l'écriture d'un virus est à la portée d'un étudiant en informatique de première année qui peut trouver dans cet exercice un défi intellectuel. Cette population est une source potentielle non seulement de virus PC mais aussi de virus pour gros ordinateurs.

Spanish

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