My point was that the economics that justified 80s worms didn't exist in the 70s and earlier. There simply weren't enough systems networked to make an automated attack preferable over a bespoke, single-system approach.
And extrapolate that change into the future with more and more machines of standardized config being connected to the internet... and automated attack and use becomes more and more attractive. Which means prevention of automated attack should become more useful.
My point was that the economics that justified 80s worms didn't exist in the 70s and earlier. There simply weren't enough systems networked to make an automated attack preferable over a bespoke, single-system approach.
And extrapolate that change into the future with more and more machines of standardized config being connected to the internet... and automated attack and use becomes more and more attractive. Which means prevention of automated attack should become more useful.