Article: Computer Virus as Threat to Civilization.

In the information age of computer networks, man has to fight a new war against hackers and computer viruses. If he loses the battle, the effects can be as devastating as the tragic consequences of nuclear war or any conventional warfare. Computer bugs can destroy the programs designed to safeguard against any inadvertent launching of missiles loaded with nuclear warheads. A virus can infect millions of computers at hospitals vital to patients' life support systems and their treatment. It can paralyze computers at airport control towers, at dangerous chemical or poison control centers and nuclear power installations. The hazards of what a misguided individual can inflict ...

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