Keith’s note: When most people hear the phrase “space science” it is logical to expect that they think of “science” in “space”. Maybe its astronomy or planets. Maybe its studying […]
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NASA CIO Still Can't Do The Cybersecurity Thing Properly
OIG: NASA’s Policy and Practices Regarding the Use of Non-Agency Information Technology Devices “NASA is not adequately securing its networks from unauthorized access by IT devices. Although OCIO has deployed […]
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NASA Bans Use Of Zoom
NASA Internal Memo: NASA’s Authorized Internal and External Collaboration Tools, NASA CIO “The NASA CIO has worked for the past several years to establish a consistent and modern set of […]
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Cyber Threats At NASA Significantly Increasing
NASA CIO Agencywide Memo: Alert: Cyber Threats Significantly Increasing During Coronavirus Pandemic, NASA CIO “A new wave of cyber-attacks is targeting Federal Agency Personnel, required to telework from home, during […]
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NASA's CIO Is Officially Angry About Her Commuter Bus Website (Update)
Keith’s 4:38 pm update: As it happens this commuter bus tweet was not even made by Renee Wynn but rather by someone else who has access to the @NASACIO Twitter […]
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NASA OIG Finds Pervasive Problems With JPL Cybersecurity
NASA OIG: Cybersecurity Management and Oversight at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory “Multiple IT security control weaknesses reduce JPL’s ability to prevent, detect, and mitigate attacks targeting its systems and networks, […]
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NASA Needs A New Chief Information Officer
Renee Wynn, CIO, NASA, GovernmentCIO “Renee Wynn has an astronomical responsibility in managing a mix of new and legacy systems to manage NASA’s vast amount of data across its programs […]
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Overhauling NASA's Tangled Internet Presence
NASA Internal Memo: Website Modernization and Enhanced Security Protocols (PDF) “Currently there are an estimated 3,000 public-facing NASA Web sites, yet the top 10 sites receive 80 percent of all […]
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A Former Employee Calls NASA About The Security Breach
Keith’s note: The last two times there was a data breach I was directly affected since I am a former NASA civil servant even though I left the agency 25 […]
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NASA CIO Can't Even Find Their Own Directives Online
Keith’s note: If you go to this NASA CIO page “Security Requirements & Policies” you will see that they list all of their directives and memos but you cannot download […]