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US Government Computer Penetration Programs and the Implications for Cyberwar
- IEEE Annals of the History of Computing
- IEEE Computer Society
- Volume 34, Number 3, July-September 2012
- pp. 4-21
- Article
- Additional Information
The US Department of Defense was the driving force behind the development of sophisticated computer penetration methodologies. By analyzing the security of the nation's time-sharing computer systems, security analysts developed an expert understanding of computer penetration. Eventually, the US and its intelligence agencies utilized computer penetration techniques to wage offensive cyberattacks.