... NetworksfortheYear2000',Proceedings of IEEESingaporeInternationalConferenceon,vol.2,no.,pp.507‐511vol.2,6‐11Sep1993NetworkSecurity:History,Importance, and FutureUniversity of Florida Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering BhavyaDayaABSTRACTNetwork security has become more important topersonal computer ... organizations, and themilitary. With the advent of the internet, securitybecameamajorconcern and thehistory of securityallowsabetterunderstanding of theemergence of security technology. ... of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) students. The Department of Defense beganthe ARPANet, which gains popularity as a conduitfor the electronic exchange of ...