NASA Intends to Reorganize its Cybersecurity Strategy

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NASA intends to address long-standing cybersecurity management problems found in a recent report.

According to a report issued by NASA’s inspector general, “Attacks on NASA networks are not a new phenomenon, although attempts to steal critical information are increasing in both complexity and severity”. 

“We found that NASA’s ability to prevent, detect, and mitigate cyber-attacks is limited by a disorganized approach to Enterprise Architecture”.

The department oversees 3,000 websites and 42,000 publicly available databases. Although working to strengthen its cybersecurity posture, the IG determined that NASA has been subjected to over 6,000 cyberattacks in the last four years, including phishing scams and malware. 

The agency’s posture exposes it to unneces…

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