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Technical Help & Discussion => General Tech Discussion, News & Q&A => Topic started by: Clive on March 27, 2009, 16:49

Title: Leaked memo says Conficker pwns Parliament
Post by: Clive on March 27, 2009, 16:49

House of Commons systems borked

LINK (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/03/27/conficker_parliament_infection/)

Title: Re: Leaked memo says Conficker pwns Parliament
Post by: sam on March 27, 2009, 17:16

I swear our government should not be allowed near any form of computer.

Title: Re: Leaked memo says Conficker pwns Parliament
Post by: Simon on March 27, 2009, 18:03

Their incompetency in the IT department (as well as most others), is astonishing.

Title: Re: Leaked memo says Conficker pwns Parliament
Post by: GillE on March 27, 2009, 19:03

It's part of a training programme for newly elected Members of Parliament.  They are required to mess about with computers and prove their ability to confound something which requires an awareness of security, logic, and common sense before they can be appointed to ministerial positions and buqqer up the whole country good and proper.

Title: Re: Leaked memo says Conficker pwns Parliament
Post by: Simon on March 27, 2009, 21:20

I'm sure that's very true, Gill.  ::)