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WHAT IF? "The origins of each virus are strikingly different: A computer virus is designed, whereas a biological virus evolves under pressure from natural selection. But what would happen if these origins are switched? Could hackers code for a super-virus, or a computer virus emerge out of the information "wilderness" and evolve over time?" https://lnkd.in/dmzuNWh View in LinkedIn

ACT OF GOD. "It is important to note, however, that none of these characteristics came from the viruses themselves. Rather, each change and addition to virus behavior has been wrought by an outside agency: the programmer." https://lnkd.in/eCG7b3z View in LinkedIn

LATENT. "Some viruses also exhibit self-protective behavior, including camouflage techniques." https://lnkd.in/eCG7b3z View in LinkedIn

TERRITORIAL. "Other viruses exhibit territorial behavior — marking their infected domain so that others of the same type will not enter and compete with the original infection." https://lnkd.in/eCG7b3z View in LinkedIn

UNEXPECTED COMBINATIONS. "A single-celled bacterium is alive, but if you separate the macromolecules that combined to create the bacterium, these units are not alive. Based on our knowledge of macromolecules, we would not have been able to predict that they could combine to form a living organism, nor could we have predicted all of the characteristics of the resulting bacterium." https://lnkd.in/epkJVpt View in LinkedIn

PREDATORS. "Some viruses also exhibit predatory behavior. For instance, the DenZuk virus will seek out and overwrite instances of the Brain virus if both are present on the same system." https://lnkd.in/eCG7b3z View in LinkedIn

PRIMORDIAL DIGITAL SOUP. "Someday the Net will be the summation of the world's total computing resources. All computers will link up into a chaotic digital soup in which everything is connected - indirectly or directly - to everything else." https://lnkd.in/e6ExXVY View in LinkedIn

ADAPTED SPECIES. "Computer viruses exhibit “species” with well-defined ecological niches based on host machine type, and variations within these species. These species are adapted to specific environments and will not survive if moved to a different environment." https://lnkd.in/eCG7b3z View in LinkedIn

DIGITAL CONTAGIONS, a history. https://lnkd.in/ebfBn_S View in LinkedIn

GROWTH. "Although accurate numbers are difficult to derive, reports over the last few years indicate an approximate yearly doubling in the number of systems infected by computer viruses. Clearly, computer viruses are exhibiting significant growth." https://lnkd.in/eCG7b3z View in LinkedIn