NASA urged to address insider cybersecurity threats

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NASA urged to address insider cybersecurity threats
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NASA urged to address insider cybersecurity threats

A vast majority of NASA IT systems are unclassified, including many that contain high-value assets and critical infrastructure

NASA's Office of Inspector General (OIG) has urged the US space agency to make improvements to its current insider threat programme in order to protect its network infrastructure and data against a...

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