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The prediction, in brief:

Hackers are getting more savvy every day. Your risks are increased by putting your business on the Internet or on any public network.

Predictor: Cormier, Paul

Prediction, in context:

In a 1995 article for Computerworld, Gary Anthes writes about the statements made by attendees at a recent conference on information warfare, quoting Paul Cormier of Digital Equipment Corp. Anthes writes: ”Problems and threats: ‘Hackers are getting more savvy every day. Your risks are increased by putting your business on the Internet or on any public network.’ – Paul Cormier, group engineering manager, Digital Equipment Corp.”

Date of prediction: October 2, 1995

Topic of prediction: Community/Culture

Subtopic: Cyberpunks/Hackers

Name of publication: Computerworld

Title, headline, chapter name: Security Pundits Weigh War Threat

Quote Type: Direct quote

Page number or URL of document at time of study:
Vol. 29, Issue 40, Page 71 ISSN: 00104841

This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Vellucci, Amanda