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Chinese hackers gained control over NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in November, which could have allowed them delete sensitive files, add user accounts to mission-critical systems, upload hacking tools, and more -- all at a central repository of U.S. space technology, according to a report released Wednesday afternoon by the Office of the Inspector General.
Paul K. Martin, NASA’s inspector general, put his conclusions bluntly.
“The attackers had full functional control over these networks,” he wrote.
I still don't know why they even allow anything sensitive on any network that connects to the internet
Originally posted by navy_vet_stg3
I still don't know why they even allow anything sensitive on any network that connects to the internet. Anything that is a matter of national security should be on an internal network only. Period.
10199 - Cyber Security Researcher - Level 5
Date Posted:
5/10/11
Originally posted by BIGPoJo
Originally posted by navy_vet_stg3
I still don't know why they even allow anything sensitive on any network that connects to the internet. Anything that is a matter of national security should be on an internal network only. Period.
Its a matter of MONEY. They are getting what they paid for. They probably refuse to pay a decent IT salary and they probably refuse to pay for an offline closed network for their sensitive stuff. The only computers that should have Internet access is a few administration PCs, the others should be on a private network that has ZERO connections to anything resembling outside access.
Originally posted by navy_vet_stg3
I still don't know why they even allow anything sensitive on any network that connects to the internet. Anything that is a matter of national security should be on an internal network only. Period.
Originally posted by randomthoughts12
This is very bothersome. This article alone may make me change my major to cyberspace security....ohh and get Rosetta stone for Mandarin.
Originally posted by Zarniwoop
More than likely, sensitive information was not stored on systems connected to the Internet. Some dufus who has connectivity to the Internet clicks on a fake add for male pattern baldness, downloads a trojan or worm, then whatever sensitive servers the dufus has access to are subject to compromise.
Or maybe NASA bought some routers with parts manufactured in China that had some special undocumented features.
Originally posted by BIGPoJo
Its a matter of MONEY. They are getting what they paid for. They probably refuse to pay a decent IT salary and they probably refuse to pay for an offline closed network for their sensitive stuff. The only computers that should have Internet access is a few administration PCs, the others should be on a private network that has ZERO connections to anything resembling outside access.
Originally posted by HunkaHunka
It doesn't matter...stuxnet hopped from the Internet to networks not connected to the internet. How you ask? Watt we call sneakernet. It's when you pull a USB thumb drive out of a machine connected to network 1 and plug it into network 2.
Originally posted by Zarniwoop
Or maybe NASA bought some routers with parts manufactured in China that had some special undocumented features.