Mark Bowden, author of Worm: The First Digital World War and T.J. Campana, senior program manager for the Digital Crimes Unit at Microsoft, talked about the Conficker. This computer “worm,” a potentially devastating computer virus, has infected millions of computers since it appeared in November 2008. Topics included the possible purposes of this “bonnet” and how it is being combatted. They also responded to questions submitted by members of the audience. John Markoff moderated.
This was part of the Computer History Museum 2011 lecture series celebrating Revolutionaries.