With microscope and tweezers: the worm from MIT's perspective

  • Authors:
  • Jon A. Rochlis;Mark W. Eichin

  • Affiliations:
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA;Laurel, MD

  • Venue:
  • Communications of the ACM
  • Year:
  • 1989

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Abstract

The actions taken by a group of computer scientists at MIT during the worm invasion represents a study of human response to a crisis. The authors also relate the experiences and reactions of other groups throughout the country, especially in terms of how they interacted with the MIT team.