On personal laptops? On machines that just do dietary stuff? No, it's okay.
It's a bit scary that this isn't the first time malware has got into space nor onto the Space Station.
Considering how intrusive the procedures must be for astronauts I'm gently surprised that intensive malware scanning isn't a requirement for anything that goes into space.
When I read that bit it dawned on me just how plausible all those worst-case alien-movie scenarios might just turn out to be... Oh sure, it starts innocently enough: someone shows up for work feeling slightly "under the weather," one thing leads to another and next thing you know you're transporting off-world egg-sacks back in your chest cavity.
It's a bit scary that this isn't the first time malware has got into space nor onto the Space Station.
Considering how intrusive the procedures must be for astronauts I'm gently surprised that intensive malware scanning isn't a requirement for anything that goes into space.