NASA Told To Plug IT Security Holes

NASA Told To Plug IT Security Holes

The space agency has suffered hundreds of IT security incidents, including malware, data loss, stolen laptops, and bot nets, according to the GAO. NASA was hit with more malware than any other federal agency in 2007 and 2008, according to a new report by the Government Accountability Office.
During that two-year period, NASA reported 1,120 security incidents, including the installation of security software on agency computers and unauthorized access to sensitive information.



In another case, 82 NASA computers became part of a Ukraine-based bot net after being infected with rootkits. Separately, 86 computers were infected by the Zoneback Trojan, which can disable security software and run other malicious software.