Cyber Attack as a Serious Problem for NASAs Information Security

Cyber Attack as a Serious Problem for NASA’s Information Security Challenges NASA in Cyber Crime Nov 15, 2018 in Coursework Challenges NASA is Faced with NASA has been a victim to cyber crime lately. The hackers have gained access to security information of NASA IT systems and corrupted several files. This trend is worrying, and unless something is done, NASA faces serious information crises. It is also vital to determine, where the problem began. Was it foreseeable? Is it an inside job? These are some of the questions that top administration at NASA is facing. Office of Inspector General (abbreviated simply as OIG) is dedicated to dispensation of aggressive and independent oversight of NASA. The dedication by NASA to secure its IT resources cannot be overstated. However, in doing this, NASA is faced with serious challenges like loss of the Agencys systems and information from malicious thefts and inadvertent loss. The challenges have been: Unawareness of NASAs IT security exposure Challenges in implementing consistent IT security monitoring approach Slow speed of encrypting NASAs mobile devices and laptop computers Combating sophisticated cyber attacks Shift to advantages assumed by cloud computing.