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Viruses on the International Space Station...
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Charles McElwain)
Thu Aug 28 11:28:36 2008
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:27:10 -0400
From: Charles McElwain <charlesmcelwain1@verizon.net>
In-reply-to: <87abez4yoi.fsf@snark.cb.piermont.com>
To: cryptography@metzdowd.com
Apropos the recent discussion of Fake UIs and the problem of people
most needing sensitivity to the dangers being most insensitive:
ISS laptops found to be infected with Gammima.AG virus; apparently
not the first infection on the ISS.
What's worth noting about this story is that the laptops carried by
astronauts into space *** DO NOT *** contain any anti-virus software.
"I was just following *NASA* 'best practices'..."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7583805.stm
http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewnews.html?id=1305
via
http://science.slashdot.org/science/08/08/27/1231224.shtml
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