Tech Time Warp is a weekly feature that looks back at interesting moments and milestones in tech history.
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Tech Time Warp: The malware RAT known as Regin
Tech Time Warp: The malware RAT known as Regin
On Nov. 25, 2014, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) issued an alert about Regin, a “sophisticated backdoor Trojan used to conduct intelligence-gathering campaigns.” Journalists reported the entities affected by Regin included airlines, telecom companies, energy companies and private individuals....
Tech Time Warp: Long Before FTX, There Was DigiCash
Tech Time Warp: Long Before FTX, There Was DigiCash
The headlines about the FTX cryptocurrency scandal likely either having you scratching your head or ruing your investment decisions. But FTX is hardly the first such company to declare bankruptcy. One of the first electronic currency platforms, DigiCash, lasted for...
Tech Time Warp: From Odeo to Twttr to Twitter
Tech Time Warp: From Odeo to Twttr to Twitter
As you ponder whether you’re willing pay $8 to $20 a month for a blue checkmark, it’s worth taking a minute to learn about the history of Twitter. The social network’s debut at SXSW 2007 is well known, but its...
Tech Time Warp: The biggest lesson from the Equifax data breach
Tech Time Warp: The biggest lesson from the Equifax data breach
As Cybersecurity Awareness Month winds down, it’s time to take a look at the final component of this year’s “See Yourself in Cyber” campaign: software updates. This year’s theme emphasizes the role of personal responsibility in protecting yourself online. Responding...
Tech Time Warp: FTC Takes First Action Against Phishing
Tech Time Warp: FTC Takes First Action Against Phishing
“See Yourself in Cyber” is the theme of the 2022 Cybersecurity Awareness Month, encouraging computer users to recognize their own power to detect and protect themselves from cybercrime. Few of us can say that we’ve never been tripped up by...
Tech Time Warp: Multi-factor authentication is more secure, but who invented it?
Tech Time Warp: Multi-factor authentication is more secure, but who invented it?
The theme of this year’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month is “See Yourself in Cyber,” focusing on all the ways the human touch is needed for true cybersecurity. One focus for the month is multi-factor authentication (MFA), which keeps technology secure by...
Tech Time Warp: Cybersecurity Awareness Month turns 18
Tech Time Warp: Cybersecurity Awareness Month turns 18
Cybersecurity is finally of age—as an awareness month, anyway. Oct. 1 marks the start of the 18th annual Cybersecurity Awareness Month organized by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA).
Tech Time Warp: District judge rules that computer code is protected by copyright
Tech Time Warp: District judge rules that computer code is protected by copyright
Sept. 22, 1986, marked a milestone in a protracted legal battle between Intel and NEC Corp. over copyright protection of computer code. As they fought for control of the microprocessor market, the two semiconductor companies—Intel American, and NEC Corp. Japanese—found...
Tech Time Warp: Fondness and appreciation for the floppy disk
Tech Time Warp: Fondness and appreciation for the floppy disk
The BBC recently reported Japanese digital minister Taro Kono had “declared war” on floppy disks. Approximately 1,900 Japanese government activities still require the use of floppy disks, along with CD-ROMs and other outdated technology. Kono vowed to seek regulatory updates...
Tech Time Warp: News leaks about Library of Congress plan to go digital
Tech Time Warp: News leaks about Library of Congress plan to go digital
Nowadays, one expects major museums and institutions such as the Library of Congress (LOC) to have online catalogs and exhibitions. But it wasn’t that long ago that such an online presence was a groundbreaking proposition. This week’s Tech Time Warp...
