Computer security isn’t a uniquely 21st century problem. Most of the weaknesses exploited today were outlined in a paper from 1970, long before computing became an everyday force in people’s lives.
The Ware Report, an 82 page document written by a team including computer science legend Willis Ware, was recently added to The National Security Archives at George Washington University. The document, declassified in 1975, outlined what were then largely theoretical weaknesses in networks. They’re all-too-real now.
Ars Technica IT editor Sean Gallagher argued today that most major hacks and attacks in the modern could have been prevented, if only the report’s lessons were taken seriously. Among the potential system weaknesses outlined are:
From ransomware to phishing to the Sony hacks, most security problems we face today were outlined in this document, put together for the Department Of Defense as they contemplating building ARPAnet, the computer network that would eventually evolve into the Internet we know today.
“Providing satisfactory security controls in a computer system is in itself a system design problem,” wrote Ware in a memo summarizing his report. “A combination of hardware, software, communication, physical, personnel and administrative-procedural safeguards is required for comprehensive security. In particular, software safeguards alone are not sufficient.”
It was true then, and it’s now — cybersecurity is complicated, especially when a computer is connected to a worldwide network. No one tool can keep you secure. Firewalls and antivirus won’t protect someone from phishing, which exploits human nature to access a system. At the same time, a well-trained user can still end up infected if security patches aren’t fast enough. Security isn’t any one thing. It’s a combination of several, and every organization needs to take that seriously.
Ware and his co-authors didn’t precisely predict today’s state of cybersecurity, but the lessons he offered the Defense Department are still worth reading today.
Nearly a month after announcing the GPT-6.1 Sol model, OpenAI unveiled GPT-6.1 Terra today. The latest addition to the family focuses on computer use, visual reasoning, coding, and professional work, while costing 50% less through the API than GPT-5.6 Terra.
OpenAI says Terra can handle everything from filling out browser forms and working inside spreadsheets to interpreting technical drawings and editing videos. The company says it can also complete computer-based tasks more than three times faster than GPT-6 Astra and GPT-6.1 Sol.
ASUS has started selling its UGen Intel Arc Pro B70 graphics card in Europe, bringing its take on Intel’s workstation GPU to customers with a hefty €1,799 recommended price. The card is available in Germany and Austria, while ASUS lists it at CHF 1,799 in Switzerland.
Intel first introduced the Arc Pro B70 in March 2026, with its own branded model starting at $949. ASUS’s version arrives several months later with the same core GPU architecture but a different cooling design and a higher power rating. The price also places it well above Intel’s original starting point, although the two prices are not directly comparable because ASUS’s European figure includes VAT.
Anthropic has officially filed to go public, and buried inside its S-1 is a blunt warning about the technology at the center of its business. The maker of Claude AI says advanced AI could cause everything from large-scale cyberattacks and geopolitical instability to catastrophic or even existential risks for humanity.
The warnings take up a surprisingly large part of the filing. Axios notes that more than 90 pages, or roughly a third of the prospectus, focus on risk factors. Many of them warn about what could happen as AI systems become more capable and autonomous.