The origin and early history of the computer security software products industry

Jeffrey R. Yost

doi:10.1109/MAHC.2015.56

The origin and early history of the computer security software products industry

Jeffrey R. Yost

Charles Babbage Institute

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Abstract

This article explores the origins (in mid-1970s) and early history of the access control software products industry with IBM's RACF and startup SKK's ACF2. Both in part grew out of and were aided (at the start for ACF2, and on a continuing basis for RACF) IBM computer user group SHARE, Inc. It emphasizes the role of organizational mainframe computer users in shaping key attributes of these first products, and these users' efforts to balance reducing costs of running such systems and securing data.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	7155434
Journal	IEEE Annals of the History of Computing
Volume	PP
Issue number	99
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/MAHC.2015.56
State	Published - Aug 1 2015

Keywords

Access control
Computer security
Computers
History
Industries
Software

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