Kinsley and Munge's Virus Riddle

Be the first to correctly answer Professor's Kinsley's devious riddle before Munge and the other readers on a real past cyber virus and win a $100 Amazon gift card as well as being entered into the year end raffle for an even larger prize.

Kinsley and Munge's Virus Riddle Contest

Sponsored by Symantec

The first one to correctly answer the virus riddle from Professor Kinsley's clues will win a $100 Amazon gift card. All other contestants who submit correct answers will have their names entered into a raffle drawing at the end of the year. That lucky person whose name is selected will receive a $500 Amazon gift card.

Email your answers to [email protected]. Will you be smart enough to figure out the name of the past virus that plagued our internet before Munge and the other readers? Besides winning an Amazon gift card your name (or alias if preferred) will be reflected in an updated copy on the winner's page and a new virus riddle contest will be started. Good Luck!

Please note we are not responsible for lost or undelivered email entries. Winning entries will be notified in email.

Remember, only Norton can prevent Cyber Viruses!

Education through entertainment. The books in the series contain:

• Chapter headers in IPv4/IPv6 binary/hexadecimal format, ex: Chapter 3 Chapter 00000011
• Real-world computer viruses with a brief bio of the virus at the start of each book
• Links for ebooks to see the latest virus that Kinsley and Munge bring to life in a fun way - www.peterspackets.com/bio
• Challenging riddles based on past notorious viruses with prizes
• Encouragement for self-exploration through books, the internet, and classroom study

We realize the importance of early learning for young students in the field of computer science. The importance and needs for growth here in the U.S was never more evident when Bill Gates went before congress in 2008 with these main points taken from that transcript:

"As rapidly as science and technology have advanced over the past 50 years, I believe these advances will pale in comparison to the innovations of the next 50 years, or even the next 10 years.

First, we face a critical shortfall of skilled scientists and engineers who can develop new breakthrough technologies. Second, the public and private sectors are no longer investing in basic research and development (R&D) at the levels needed to drive long-term innovation."

There is a major concern within the United States that we are failing in staying competitive in our next generation needs of both Technology and Engineering. This point is driven home by the haunting words that Bill Gate uttered as well back then stating "I have deep misgivings about the state of education in the United States. Too many of our students fail to graduate from high school with the basic skills they will need to succeed in the 21st Century economy, much less prepared for the rigors of college and career. Although our top universities continue to rank among the best in the world, too few American students are pursuing degrees in science and technology. Compounding this problem is our failure to provide sufficient training for those already in the workforce."

Our goal is two fold in first bringing excitement and awareness of the technology world through entertainment to our young generation using cyber as the subject content in hopes of driving our next generation of students towards achieving degrees in the science and technology industry.

Second is to give back and help fund the different means to help educate 'all' our young through opportunities in such important area's as Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.