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Anonymous Coward User ID: 11198416 Germany 03/01/2012 07:36 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | NASA had 5,408 computer security lapses in 2010 and 2011, including the March 2011 loss of a laptop computer that contained algorithms used to command and control the International Space Station (ISS), the agency's inspector general told Congress Wednesday. Quoting: alexisj9 "These incidents spanned a wide continuum, from individuals testing their skill to break into NASA systems, to well-organized criminal enterprises hacking for profit, to intrusions that may have been sponsored by foreign intelligence services seeking to further their countries' objectives," Inspector General Paul Martin said in written testimony before the House Science, Space and Technology Committee investigations panel. [link to news.discovery.com] nice catch, alexis :robonautweight: |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 7546264 Netherlands 03/01/2012 11:33 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Bump, here is the full report from Nasa about the thefts and insecurity of those noobs: [link to oig.nasa.gov] |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 11198416 Germany 03/01/2012 05:28 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The "algorithms used to command and control the International Space Station" were lost when an unencrypted NASA laptop computer was stolen in March 2011. That tidbit came in testimony Wednesday delivered by NASA Inspector General Paul K. Martin as he reported on the space agency's IT security track record. The loss of the ISS command code was symbolic of one glaring deficiency: a lack of data encryption on mobile devices. Martin testified...: [link to www.npr.org] |
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GeekOfTheWeek User ID: 11223926 United States 03/01/2012 06:01 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | NASA had 5,408 computer security lapses in 2010 and 2011, including the March 2011 loss of a laptop computer that contained algorithms used to command and control the International Space Station (ISS), the agency's inspector general told Congress Wednesday. Quoting: alexisj9 "These incidents spanned a wide continuum, from individuals testing their skill to break into NASA systems, to well-organized criminal enterprises hacking for profit, to intrusions that may have been sponsored by foreign intelligence services seeking to further their countries' objectives," Inspector General Paul Martin said in written testimony before the House Science, Space and Technology Committee investigations panel. [link to news.discovery.com] Holy crap.!!. WOW is all I can say. I love physics. It bonds us eternally, it's what makes our computers work, it's what's in my morning cup of coffee, it's the thing that keeps the universe from vanishing due to lack of belief... |
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