[PapaBear3625]

The working theory, from the Wired article, is that the infection came from a removable hard drive (used to transfer maps and mission videos) which got infected and then spread the infection to the classified cockpit PCs.

The big problem with trying to secure computers by isolating them, is that a computer is not too useful unless there's a way to get data from it to someplace else.

I would imagine that their choice of OS and the methods of transferring info around are going to undergo some review.

[EEGator]

Okay, thank you for the summary. I still don’t understand where the virus came from though. The other computer which downloads to the removable hard drive should also have been secure, right?

[Uri’el-2012]

The working theory, from the Wired article, is that the infection came from a removable hard drive (used to transfer maps and mission videos) which got infected and then spread the infection to the classified cockpit PCs.

It sounds like very sloppy operations.

Microsoft PC for the cockpit and other
Microsoft PCs for data and mission development.

These systems are developed by DISA,
which is overrun with script-kitties
who think Microsoft is a safe OS.

DoD spent millions of $ to DARPA
to develop a robust and attack proof
OS in the form of Berkeley Unix.

Instead they use Microsoft which is
so poorly written it is virus ridden.