Security News > 2011 > March > Report: NASA Vulnerable To Crippling Cyber Attacks
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/128181/20110329/nasa-audit-cyber-attacks-cybercriminals-inspector-general.htm By Gabriel Perna International Business Times March 29, 2011 The computer network NASA relies upon to carry out its billion dollar missions is just like your Mac or PC at home; vulnerable to cyber attacks. NASA's servers contain vulnerabilities that could enable a cyberattack to cripple the entire agency, according to a recent audit report from The Office of the Inspector General. The report was an unflattering look at NASA's internal computer security operations, as the Inspector General recommended the agency expedite the implementation of a new agency-wide program to oversee the network security problem. "We found that computer servers on NASA's agency-wide mission network had high-risk vulnerabilities that were exploitable from the Internet. Specifically, six computer servers associated with IT assets that control spacecraft and contain critical data had vulnerabilities that would allow a remote attacker to take control of or render them unavailable," said Inspector General Paul K. Martin, in the report. According to Martin, the six servers were associated with IT projects that control spacecraft or critical NASA data. The NASA computer network is comprised of 190 IT systems, all vulnerable if a cybcercriminal got past one entry point. [...] ___________________________________________________________ Tegatai Managed Colocation: Four Provider Blended Tier-1 Bandwidth, Fortinet Universal Threat Management, Natural Disaster Avoidance, Always-On Power Delivery Network, Cisco Switches, SAS 70 Type II Datacenter. Find peace of mind, Defend your Critical Infrastructure. http://www.tegataiphoenix.com/