Teach worms a lesson from Waterloo A world weary of computer
viruses needs to take a tip from Nathan Rothschild. Like other
financial institutions in the summer of 1815, the House of
Rothschild--owned by the London businessman's family--realized
that its future depended on the outcome of the Battle of
Waterloo. Holding bonds from the winning side guaranteed
success; holding the debt of the losers meant ruin. The
difference between the Rothschilds and everyone else, however,
was that the family had built and honed its own rapid courier
system. When it became clear that Napoleon was facing defeat,
the company's encrypted messages began to wing their way from
the battlefield in Belgium to London, reaching Rothschild on
June 18, 1815--beating the official courier. [ Read more ] By
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