This article describes well what happened in 1988 at the ITU conference that agreed the ITRs, which enabled the growth of the Internet, and how that treaty was supposed to help address the security issues highlighted by the Morris Worm:

http://www.circleid.com/posts/20200622-marking-30th-anniversary-of-the-internet-and-cybersecurity-treaty/

As the article correctly points out, the treaty, which is still in force, failed to have the desired effect regarding security because the US decided to ignore it.

Best,
Richard

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