A Trojan in Space

NASA confirmed on Wednesday that a computer virus was identified on a laptop computer aboard the International Space Station, which carries about 50 computers. Reported by Information Week:

Virus found on Computer in Space Station

To quote:

The virus was stopped with virus protection software and posed no threat to ISS systems or operations, said NASA spokesperson Kelly Humphries...

Like billionaires, computer viruses occasionally make the trip into space. "It's not the first virus we've seen on the station," [my emphasis] said Humphries...

NASA is currently reviewing the incident and may make procedural recommendations based on its findings.

That makes me feel so much better. Now should someone tell the folks at NASA that 80 percent of malware defeats anti-virus?

Kind of makes you wonder what else is running around on space station computer systems....