WATCH: NSA releases lecture from computer science pioneer Rear Adm. Grace Hopper

This article recounts a newly available 1982 lecture by Rear Admiral Grace Hopper on data, hardware, software, and people, emphasizing predictions about exponential data growth, the rising demand for instant access, and longstanding failures in cybersecurity; it includes notable anecdotes such as the original moth "bug" and early teenage hacking incidents to illustrate that many security concerns remain relevant today.