# History lessons for better public policy: how to build a cyber secure society

> In 1971, Bob Thomas, a computer researcher in Cambridge, Massachusetts, created a test program that he called Creeper.

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/pro/history-lessons-for-better-public-policy-how-to-build-a-cyber-secure-society?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=69402b017cfafd34a4d0bd01)
- **Published:** 2025-12-15
- **Category:** AI & Bots
- **Tags:** #creeper #better #build #cyber #history #lessons #policy #program
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