{"id":45709,"date":"2022-03-15T06:15:13","date_gmt":"2022-03-15T06:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/nasa-in-serious-jeopardy-due-to-big-black-hole-in-security\/"},"modified":"2022-03-15T06:15:13","modified_gmt":"2022-03-15T06:15:13","slug":"nasa-in-serious-jeopardy-due-to-big-black-hole-in-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/nasa-in-serious-jeopardy-due-to-big-black-hole-in-security\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA in ‘serious jeopardy’ due to big black hole in security"},"content":{"rendered":"

An audit of NASA’s infosec preparedness against insider threats has warned it faces “serious jeopardy to operations” due to lack of protection for Unclassified information.<\/p>\n

A Monday report<\/a> [PDF] found that NASA has done well, as required, in its efforts to defend and prevent insider threats to Classified information \u2013 stuff that NASA defines<\/a> as “Official information regarding the national security that has been designated Confidential, Secret, or Top Secret.”<\/p>\n

The report found the agency has deployed defenses including user activity monitoring, adopted mandatory agency-wide insider threat training, and “created an insider threat reference website that assists employees and contractors with identifying threats, their risks, and follow-up information.” Procurement controls are being strengthened in ways that address risks of foreign influence.<\/p>\n