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The archive of Virus Bulletin is also a fantastic resource on cybersecurity prehistory. The first issue in july 1989 starts with this editorial https://www.virusbulletin.com/uploads/pdf/magazine/1989/1989... (warning: PDF)

“When the Brain computer virus appeared in 1986 it caused a media sensation but not an outrage. People were genuinely fascinated be the novel concept of a computer virus.”