Re: Maybe AV/computer security _is_ rocket science after all?

[Chris Callahan <crcallahan () ucdavis edu>]

> >    Virus Infects Space Station Laptops (Again)
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> > If NASA can't do it right, what hope is there for "lesser" mortals??
>
> It really isn't rocket science.

Which is why NASA is having difficulty: they _only_ do rocket science.
;-)

I wonder whether any such infected systems have ever been used as
spambots. IOW, do we now need to worry about receiving SPAM FROM SPACE?



-C
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