https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2018/12/inspectors-find-big-cyber-vulnerabilities-us-missile-defense-system/153613/
By Patrick Tucker
Technology Editor
Defense One
December 17, 2018
The managers of the nation's missile defense system aren't implementing
basic cybersecurity practices, according to a new inspector report.
Critical cyber vulnerabilities could allow adversaries to undermine the
system of interceptors and sensors that protect U.S. territory from enemy
missiles, the Pentagon's inspector general said in a new report.
Much of the Dec. 10 report is redacted to hide the names of the five
facilities and components that were under scrutiny. But the readable
portions paint a picture of failures to take even the sort of basic cyber
security precautions that are standard in business, such as enabling
two-factor authentication, encrypting files that are removable, physically
locking up server racks, and using cybersecurity software to detect
intrusions.
"The disclosure of technical details could allow U.S. adversaries to
circumvent BMDS capabilities, leaving the United States vulnerable to
deadly missile attacks," the report said.
The problems ranged from bad to very bad.
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