Ross’ connection of computer virus to HIV was very original way to look at the subject matter. This article was written in 1991, 20 years ago when HIV and computer hacking/viruses where Americans knowledge of these items was rather limited. “You can’t trust your best friend’s software any more than you can trust his or her bodily fluids – safe software or no software at all!” this draws a very unique connection between the two, like the statement from Saturday Night Live, “Remember, when you connect with another computer, you’re connecting to every other computer that computer has connected to.” While HIV is a very serious topic in which one must protect itself from, computer viruses can be just as important for a individual (or entire government agency) to protect themselves from hackers, which can have very bad outcomes if not properly protected. – Megan Gallagher | Ross’ connection of computer virus to HIV was very original way to look at the subject matter. This article was written in 1991, 20 years ago when HIV and computer hacking/viruses where Americans knowledge of these items was rather limited. “You can’t trust your best friend’s software any more than you can trust his or her bodily fluids – safe software or no software at all!” this draws a very unique connection between the two, like the statement from Saturday Night Live, “Remember, when you connect with another computer, you’re connecting to every other computer that computer has connected to.” While HIV is a very serious topic in which one must protect itself from, computer viruses can be just as important for a individual (or entire government agency) to protect themselves from hackers, which can have very bad outcomes if not properly protected. – Megan Gallagher |