Re: Five days left to find the oldest data loss incident
- From: Dragos Ruiu <dr@xxxxxxx>
- 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.htm
But 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,
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