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NASA confirms infection, 'not the first time'
As I noted a few days ago, the International Space Station has a virus, which NASA now confirms. From eFlux, a spokesperson explained:"This is not the first time we have had a worm or a virus," said NASA spokesman Kelly Humphries during a press conference.
As I noted a few days ago, the International Space Station has a virus, which NASA now confirms. From eFlux, a spokesperson explained:
"This is not the first time we have had a worm or a virus," said NASA spokesman Kelly Humphries during a press conference. "It's not a frequent occurrence, but this isn't the first time." "We continually refine and update our procedures and do our best to protect the systems on the station," Humphries said. She also added that security would be tightened up. "Our Expedition 17 crew on the station is working with flight control and engineering teams and with our international partners to identify and eradicate the virus that's on board and we'll look for any actions we can take to prevent that from happening again."
NASA says the ISS systems are completely protected from the bug but the laptops do connect through ISS's KU band data link.
"Everything is scanned before it goes up, so it's an indirect connection," Humphries explained. When asked about the connections between these laptops and the mission’s critical systems, the spokeswoman’s answer did not clear the issue: "I don't know and even if I did, I wouldn't be able to tell you for IT security reasons," she concluded.