Exploring the 1988 Morris worm—how a self-replicating program exploited Unix vulnerabilities, slowed the early Internet, and sparked the birth of CERT. We unpack the incident, its legal fallout, and the lasting lessons for today’s security—from secure-by-design and thorough testing to responsible disclosure and building layered defenses in a vast, interconnected world.

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