Conficker tracking - all's quiet, so far

April 1, 6:35 a.m. PDT: McAfee says its Avert Labs is seeing Conficker-infected hosts attempting to call their "master" to get instructions, but those calls are not getting through. "This could be deliberate and the infected hosts may try again later, perhaps over the weekend when people aren't watching as closely," McAfee spokesman Joris Evers says. Hear more on this podcast. And for more technical details on what the worm is doing, McAfee Avert Labs has an updated blog posting.

Black Hawk ballistic

Sikorsky Aircraft has agreed to pay the US government almost £3m to resolve fraud allegations in connection with its contract for the manufacture of Black Hawk helicopters for the army.

Sikorsky manufactures the helicopters, or variations of them, for the US Army, the US Navy, the US Air Force and the US Marine Corps, as well as for other countries.

Under Sikorsky’s contract with the US Army, the company was required to install armour plates in the Black Hawk to the left of the pilot and to the right of the co-pilot that were ballistically tested to ensure the helicopters could withstand combat.

Black Hawk ballistic

Sikorsky Aircraft has agreed to pay the US government almost £3m to resolve fraud allegations in connection with its contract for the manufacture of Black Hawk helicopters for the army.

Sikorsky manufactures the helicopters, or variations of them, for the US Army, the US Navy, the US Air Force and the US Marine Corps, as well as for other countries.

Under Sikorsky’s contract with the US Army, the company was required to install armour plates in the Black Hawk to the left of the pilot and to the right of the co-pilot that were ballistically tested to ensure the helicopters could withstand combat.