Count Joseph Kemeny: the Virus and the Beetle

Abstract

Computer viruses presuppose computers. Viruses which feed upon and corrupt information do not. All that these need are individuals of sufficiently malign intent and a medium of transmission. To be most effective, the medium of transmission must be capable of replicating infinitely the corrupted cell.

Citation

Rady, M. (1990), "Count Joseph Kemeny: the Virus and the Beetle", Records Management Journal, Vol. 2 No. 2, pp. 68-71. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb027045