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October is national cybersecurity month, and it is more important than ever to address ever-increasing cyber threats healthcare systems and devices. When was the term cybersecurity coined, and who deployed the first virus?

1971 and Bob Thomas. It is thought to have started in 1971 when Bob Thomas, a computer programmer, created and deployed a virus that served as a security test. It was not malicious but did highlight areas of vulnerability and security flaws in what would become “the internet.” Source: www.monroe.edu 


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