Security News

Researchers find backdoor bug in NASA rovers' real-time OS (Help Net Security)
2015-09-14 13:06

A critical, remotely exploitable vulnerability in VxWorks, the world's most popular real-time operating system (RTOS), can be exploited by attackers to gain backdoor access to the systems using it. ...

Friday Squid Blogging: NASA's Squid Rover (Schneier on Security)
2015-05-15 21:08

NASA is funding a study for a squid rover that could explore Europa's oceans. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven't covered....

Cash, IT security threaten NASA Deep Space Network operation
2015-03-27 11:27

http://www.networkworld.com/article/2902506/security0/cash-it-security-threaten-nasa-deep-space-network-operation.html By Michael Cooney Layer 8 Network World March 26, 2015

Database hacking spree on US Army, NASA,	 and others costs gov’t millions
2013-10-29 06:38

http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/10/database-hacking-spree-on-us-army-nasa-and-others-cost-gov-millions/ By Dan Goodin Ars Technica Oct 28 2013

Brazilian hackers confuse Nasa with NSA in revenge attack
2013-09-18 08:14

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/brazil/10316711/Brazilian-hackers-confuse-Nasa-with-NSA-in-revenge-attack.html By AFP 18 Sep 2013

NASA falls short on its cloud computing security
2013-07-30 08:05

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57596053-83/nasa-falls-short-on-its-cloud-computing-security/ By Dara Kerr Security & Privacy CNET News July 29, 2013