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New Book: “Cyber and the City”
by Ashley Sweetman 30 Aug '22

30 Aug '22

Hi SIGCIS friends and peers, If you’ll excuse the self-promotion, I wanted to let everyone know about the publication of my first book: “Cyber and the City: Securing London’s Banks in the Computer Age.” It has been published by Springer in its History of Computing series, and is largely based upon my PhD thesis which I wrote in the Department of War Studies at King’s College London. In a line, “Cyber and the City” uses newly-released and previously unseen documents from the archives of the banks themselves (Barclays, Lloyds, Bank of England etc), to explore the history and origins of computer security in the UK financial sector, through the individual institutions and the payment infrastructure they created (SWIFT, CHAPS, etc). I’ve shared the blurb below in case it is of interest, and hope you all have a lovely week. Best, Ashley https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-07933-7 *Blurb* Cyber security is the greatest risk faced by financial institutions today. Ever since the major London banks purchased their first computers in the early 1960s, they have had to balance their dependence on those machines with the need to secure their operations and retain the trust of their customers. Technological change in the second half of the 20th century prompted UK banks to reevaluate their function as trusted protectors of wealth. In the City of London, historically the capital's business and commerce hub, the huge clearing banks employed newly commercialised computers―the processing power of which could transform the highly clerical clearing and settlement process. What unfolded over the following three decades was a relentless modernisation drive. Revolutionising and permanently altering the speed and scale at which the UK’s financial sector functioned, this rapid modernisation thrust computer (hardware and software) security into the consciousness of bank executives and clients alike. Focusing on the period 1960 to 1990, this book uses newly released and previously unexplored archival material to trace the origins of cyber security in the UK financial sector. Topics and features: - Describes how institutions managed the evolving challenge of computer security in the second half of the 20th century - Demonstrates continuity in banks' views of security through the prism of confidentiality, integrity and availability, and the concept of resilience - Presents case studies of bank collaboration on computer security through creation of payment systems like SWIFT and CHAPS - Outlines the shift from focusing on physical security measures to technical network-protection measures - Explores the relationship between banks and the UK Government as bank operations became dependent on computer and network technology — *Dr Ashley Sweetman* @ashleysweetman “Cyber and the City” https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-07933-7 -- *Ashley Sweetman* +447975543330 @ashleysweetman

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New Book: “Cyber and the City: Securing London’s Banks in the Computer Age”
by Ashley Sweetman 30 Aug '22

30 Aug '22

Hi SIGCIS friends and peers, If you’ll excuse the self-promotion, I wanted to let everyone know about the publication of my first book: “Cyber and the City: Securing London’s Banks in the Computer Age.” It has been published by Springer in its History of Computing series, and is largely based upon my PhD thesis which I wrote in the Department of War Studies at King’s College London. In a line, “Cyber and the City” uses newly-released and previously unseen documents from the archives of the banks themselves (Barclays, Lloyds, Bank of England etc), to explore the history and origins of computer security in the UK financial sector, through the individual institutions and the payment infrastructure they created (SWIFT, CHAPS, etc). I’ve shared the blurb below in case it is of interest, and hope you all have a lovely week. Best, Ashley https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-07933-7 *Blurb* Cyber security is the greatest risk faced by financial institutions today. Ever since the major London banks purchased their first computers in the early 1960s, they have had to balance their dependence on those machines with the need to secure their operations and retain the trust of their customers. Technological change in the second half of the 20th century prompted UK banks to reevaluate their function as trusted protectors of wealth. In the City of London, historically the capital's business and commerce hub, the huge clearing banks employed newly commercialised computers―the processing power of which could transform the highly clerical clearing and settlement process. What unfolded over the following three decades was a relentless modernisation drive. Revolutionising and permanently altering the speed and scale at which the UK’s financial sector functioned, this rapid modernisation thrust computer (hardware and software) security into the consciousness of bank executives and clients alike. Focusing on the period 1960 to 1990, this book uses newly released and previously unexplored archival material to trace the origins of cyber security in the UK financial sector. Topics and features: - Describes how institutions managed the evolving challenge of computer security in the second half of the 20th century - Demonstrates continuity in banks' views of security through the prism of confidentiality, integrity and availability, and the concept of resilience - Presents case studies of bank collaboration on computer security through creation of payment systems like SWIFT and CHAPS - Outlines the shift from focusing on physical security measures to technical network-protection measures - Explores the relationship between banks and the UK Government as bank operations became dependent on computer and network technology — *Dr Ashley Sweetman* @ashleysweetman “Cyber and the City” https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-07933-7 -- *Ashley Sweetman* +447975543330 @ashleysweetman

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Kelcey's article
by Jeffrey Yost 29 Aug '22

29 Aug '22

Hi Melissa, Please use the last msg as I did a couple reads, a second one and found one or two more things. After sending email please tweet and include SHOT which I think is @sochisttech and @sigcis <members(a)sigcis.org> #AfricanAmericanComputing #AfricanAmericanTechnology Also please send me the z shortened URL and I'll tweet separately (as well as retweet CBI's). There will be a lot of interest in this essay. Thanks. Best, Jeff *Please connect: Twitter <https://twitter.com/justcodeculture> ** Linkedin <https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffrey-yost-b714566>** CBI-FB <https://www.facebook.com/babbageinstitute> Blockchain & Society FB <https://www.facebook.com/Decentralizedinternet/>* *Jeffrey Yost, Ph.D. * Director, Charles Babbage Institute <http://www.cse.umn.edu/cbi>; Research Professor, HSTM 222 21st Avenue South, University of Minnesota; Minneapolis, MN 55455 *Studies in Computing and Culture book series, Johns Hopkins U. Press * Co-Editor *PI, NSF-funded CBI project "Mining a Useable Past: Perspectives, Paradoxes, and Possibilities with Security and Privacy."* *Blockchain & Society Blog and Site* <https://www.blockchainandsociety.com> (Founder/Leader) *Interfaces: Essays and Reviews in Computing and Culture <https://cse.umn.edu/cbi/interfaces> *Co-Editor (w/ Amanda Wick) *Committee Member, National Academy of Engineering Extraordinary Engineering Impacts on Society* *Making IT Work: A History of the Computer Services Industry (MIT Press) <https://amzn.to/3gqe4R6>*

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Larry Josephson
by Ceruzzi, Paul 27 Aug '22

27 Aug '22

I just learned of the passing of Larry Josephson, whose radio program I used to listen to while growing up in the New York metropolitan region in the 1960s. I won't go into details, only to say that the Wikipedia entry for him does not come close to describing what it was like to listen to WBAI in its heyday. Years later I had a chance to meet him, and when I told him of my scholarly interests, he told me that he was the person who developed the codes for IBM's Job Control Language (JCL). Including the Slash-asterisk /* Now you know. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Josephson

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Fw: SHOT Preliminary program
by Ceruzzi, Paul 26 Aug '22

26 Aug '22

2nd attempt ________________________________ From: Ceruzzi, Paul Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2022 9:24 AM To: members(a)lists.sigcis.org <members(a)lists.sigcis.org> Subject: SHOT Preliminary program The preliminary program for the New Orleans meeting is now on-line: https://www.historyoftechnology.org/annual-meeting/2022-shot-annual-meeting… [https://s0.wp.com/i/blank.jpg]<https://www.historyoftechnology.org/annual-meeting/2022-shot-annual-meeting…> 2022 SHOT Annual Meeting, 10-13 November, New Orleans (Louisiana) - Society for the History of Technology (SHOT)<https://www.historyoftechnology.org/annual-meeting/2022-shot-annual-meeting…> Empire, Globalization, and Technological Change SHOT Annual Meeting 2022 New Orleans, 10-13 November 2022. Updated 3 August 2022. Latest conference news www.historyoftechnology.org

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Conference „Flexibility“ and „Agility“, 17.-19.11.2022, Darmstadt
by Schmitt, Martin 26 Aug '22

26 Aug '22

Dear Sigcis, I am happy to inform you about an upcoming conference at TU Darmstadt: Martina Heßler (TU Darmstadt), Martin Krzywdzinski (HSU) and Christopher Neumaier (ZZF) are jointly hosting a conference on “'Flexibility' and 'Agility' – Strategies, Practices, and Ambivalences of a Key Concept since the 1980s” in Darmstadt, Germany on the 17-19 November 2022. Prominent speakers like Richard Sennett explore the concept of flexibility along with the strategies, processes, practices, and ambivalences of flexibilization. Even though the focus of the conference will be on work environments, they will also consider broader social contexts. Find more information on the program and the registration form at conference website: https://www.geschichte.tu-darmstadt.de/flexibility The conference is jointly hosted by: Technical University of Darmstadt, Leibniz Centre for Contemporary History Potsdam (ZZF), Helmut-Schmidt-University/University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg (HSU), SPP 2267 “The Digitalization of Working Worlds. Conceptualising and Capturing a Systemic Transformation.“ The conference will be held in English. I am looking forward to see some of you there! Take care and enjoy the summer, Martin Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter | Post-Doc | digital enthusiast Technische Universität Darmstadt Institut für Geschichte Fachgebiet Technikgeschichte Mail: martin.schmitt(a)tu-darmstadt.de<mailto:martin.schmitt@tu-darmstadt.de> Tel: +49 6151-16-57327 http://www.computerisierung.com<http://www.computerisierung.com/> & Assoziierter Wissenschaftler LEIBNIZ-ZENTRUM FÜR ZEITHISTORISCHE FORSCHUNG | POTSDAM Vice Chair IFIP WG 9.7 „History of computing“ Zuletzt erschienen: Die Digitalisierung der Kreditwirtschaft. Computereinsatz in den Sparkassen der Bundesrepublik und der DDR 1957-1991, Göttingen: Wallstein-Verlag 2021, https://www.wallstein-verlag.de/9783835333710-die-digitalisierung-der-kredi…

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Last call for papers IEEE Annals Special Issue on Histories of Computing in Oceania 30th Sept
by Janet Toland 26 Aug '22

26 Aug '22

Dear SIGCIS Members, This is a reminder that the submission date for papers for the special issue of the IEEE Annals of the History of Computing on Oceania is coming up on 30th Sept 2022. https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.compu… We are particularly keen to receive articles from the wider Pacific region (South Pacific and Papua New Guinea) alongside submissions from Australia and New Zealand. Regards Janet Toland & Sebastian Boell

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ACM Volumes on Dijkstra and Hoare
by Cliff Jones 25 Aug '22

25 Aug '22

ACM is having books produced on Turing Laureates - the most recent (I think) is on Edsger Dijkstra: https://dl.acm.org/doi/book/10.1145/3544585 Coupled with that on Tony Hoare: https://dl.acm.org/doi/book/10.1145/3477355 a whole resource of material on “formal methods” is available cliff jones

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Members mailing list restored
by Jesiek, Brent K 25 Aug '22

25 Aug '22

As some of you have noticed, the SIGCIS members mailing list has been down for quite some time. Thankfully Dreamhost was able to trace the issue back to a DNS entry that needed updating - which is fixed now. If you sent messages to the list in recent weeks (or perhaps even months), please do a quick check to see if they ever appeared on the list (i.e., showed back up in your inbox). If not, feel free to resend them. Thanks for your patience, and apologies for the extended outage! Brent

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CFP--ACM Heritage/History/Archiving On-line Seminar
by Jeffrey Yost 18 Jul '22

18 Jul '22

Dear Colleagues, Want to share this CFP from the ACM History Committee [HC]. From CBI, both Amanda and I are ACM HC Members. All of us on the committee are excited about this interdisciplinary event bringing together archivists, curators, historians, information scientists, computer scientists, social scientists, humanities and arts scholars/professionals, etc.). The event Prgm. Comm. is CS, Tex. St. U.'s Vicki Almstrum; CBI, U. of Minnesota's Amanda Wick, & Annenberg Sch. of Comm., USC's Anna Loup. *CFP (Pls Share) * *"Seminar on Capturing Hidden ACM Heritage"Hosted by the ACM History Committee* This seminar is designed for individuals who are planning or are actively involved in doing projects related to ACM history, including the history of Special Interest Groups (SIGs), past or present. The seminar will explore concepts and methods for heritage preservation, including professional archiving practices. CFP and Info. @ ACM | ACM Heritage on-line seminar- ACM History Committee <https://history.acm.org/2022/07/17/call-for-participation-heritage-seminar/> Best, Jeff *Please connect: Twitter <https://twitter.com/justcodeculture> ** Linkedin <https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffrey-yost-b714566>** CBI-FB <https://www.facebook.com/babbageinstitute> Blockchain & Society FB <https://www.facebook.com/Decentralizedinternet/>* *Jeffrey Yost, Ph.D. * Director, Charles Babbage Institute <http://www.cse.umn.edu/cbi>; Research Professor, HSTM 222 21st Avenue South, University of Minnesota; Minneapolis, MN 55455 *Studies in Computing and Culture book series, Johns Hopkins U. Press * Co-Editor *PI, NSF-funded CBI project "Mining a Useable Past: Perspectives, Paradoxes, and Possibilities with Security and Privacy."* *Blockchain & Society Blog and Site* <https://www.blockchainandsociety.com> (Founder/Leader) *Interfaces: Essays and Reviews in Computing and Culture <https://cse.umn.edu/cbi/interfaces> *Co-Editor (w/ Amanda Wick) *Committee Member, National Academy of Engineering Extraordinary Engineering Impacts on Society* *Making IT Work: A History of the Computer Services Industry (MIT Press) <https://amzn.to/3gqe4R6>*

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