Payload Quotes

We will also conduct several critical payload operations, including switching on the SEVIRI imager and releasing two protective covers, one over the optics and the second covering the radiator. This all has to happen rather quickly, or else performance could be affected. - John Dodsworth

We shouldn't minimize how dangerous WMF was. A malicious threat like this, which could release its payload without a user installing a file but merely by viewing a graphic, has the potential for widespread harm. WMF didn't propagate as quickly as some expected but the rapid progression from vulnerability to exploit only reaffirms the importance of staying on top of new threats. Response time is critical to effective network security. - Alan Shimel

We didn't expect to be inundated with damage reports [because of the AV protection]. But given the payload, we felt it was wise to alert people to ensure they did update their AV and other security procedures. - David Emm

We did reverse engineering on the variants, and found this date in the code. The way this works is that at a pre-determined time, computers already infected with Sober will connect with specified servers and download a new payload, which will likely be spammed out in the millions, as was the last version. - Ken Dunham

This worm is not new but it continues to spread and has a damaging payload. We want to urge all computer users to update their antivirus protection before the first trigger date on 3 February. - David Emm

This was a major technological breakthrough -- a wireless projectile that contains a fully operational TASER circuit payload, packaged in a non-lethal 12-gauge shotgun round. This demonstration was the culmination of several years of intensive research and development funded through ONR. The XREP technology will now begin the transition from research to production. - Rick Smith

The question on everyone's lips is - when will we see the next one, and will it have a more malicious payload. Apple Mac users need to be just as careful about protecting their computers with anti-virus software, firewalls and security patches as their friends and colleagues using Windows. - Graham Cluley

The payload that we're flying... is a much more advanced payload than we could have flown, for example, in the last Jupiter launch window ten years ago. - Alan Stern