David Kalat Berkeley Research Group
May 05, 2020 | Legaltech News
Nervous System: The Triumphs of a Lazy ProgrammerThis month's history of cybersecurity looks at how Grace Hopper's plan to "return to being a mathematician" evolved into the most commonly used programming language for business applications in the mid-20th century.
By David Kalat, Berkeley Research Group
5 minute read
January 07, 2019 | Legaltech News
Nervous System: The Day Grace Hopper Literally Debugged a ProgramIn this month's look at the history of cybersecurity, David Kalat looks back at the time Navy rear admiral Grace Hopper (say it quickly) helped popularize the term 'debugging.'
By David Kalat, Berkeley Research Group
5 minute read
December 03, 2018 | Legaltech News
Nervous System: The Computer That Taught HAL to SingAs a society, we have been continuously moving the goalposts of what constitutes machine intelligence. And it may not seem like it now, but in 1961, a 'singing' computer was an important step.
By David Kalat, Berkeley Research Group
5 minute read
November 02, 2018 | Legaltech News
Nervous System: Taking Biometrics at Face ValueThe process of identifying criminals through photographs dates back to the 19th century, but the introduction of software took Bertillon-style databases to the next level.
By David Kalat, Berkeley Research Group
7 minute read
October 12, 2018 | Legaltech News
Nervous System: What Hollywood Has Taught the U.S. Government About CybersecurityThe films WarGames and Sneakers did more than just influence the box office—they helped create cybersecurity policy.
By David Kalat, Berkeley Research Group
7 minute read
September 04, 2018 | Legaltech News
Nervous System: The Tech Revolution is Earlier Than You Think'Nervous System,' which approaches data privacy and cybersecurity issues from the context of history, explores Vannevar Bush and the earliest origins of Internet searches.
By David Kalat, Berkeley Research Group
7 minute read
August 06, 2018 | Legaltech News
Nervous System: The Glamour Girl's Secret Privacy Weapon'Nervous System,' which approaches data privacy and cybersecurity issues from the context of history, explores how movie star Hedy Lamarr was part of the frequency-hopping technology implementation still used today.
By David Kalat, Berkeley Research Group
1 minute read
July 09, 2018 | Legaltech News
Nervous System: How the AIDS Trojan Makes You WannaCry'Nervous System,' which approaches data privacy and cybersecurity issues from the context of history, tells the story of a 1989 ransomware attack that came from a floppy disk.
By David Kalat, Berkeley Research Group
1 minute read
June 04, 2018 | Legaltech News
Nervous System: The Small Start of Big Data'Nervous System,' which approaches data privacy and cybersecurity issues from the context of history, tells the story of modern database systems and the evolution of storing data.
By David Kalat, Berkeley Research Group
2 minute read
May 03, 2018 | Legaltech News
Nervous System: Just the Fax, Ma'am'Nervous System,' which approaches data privacy and cybersecurity issues from the context of history, tells the story of how the fax machine actually pre-dates the U.S. Civil War.
By David Kalat, Berkeley Research Group
6 minute read
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