I wouldn't say he's being punished for be unlucky... more like stupid. Stupid to take work home and run it on an insecure personal computer. The guy was moron to do that.
Considering the value of the prize, I'd say that any internet-connected personal computer is sufficiently insecure. I can understand him wanting to look at work after hours so he could experience karoshi at home. But why would he put it on an internet-connected computer? The only purpose I can imagine is to deploy the NSA malware in his possession. Say it ain't so, Pho.
I suggest that a fine and retirement is a more suitable treatment than the slammer. But if that's what NSA wanted, why did it become a court case? Surely this isn't good for the image of the NSA. Slightly good for the image of Kaspersky, but not the NSA.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
