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DoD Removes Missile Defense System Report From Web Site
From: "Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net>
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 18:30:18 GMT
Security thorugh obscurity? ;-) Via FCW.com. [snip] The Defense Department has removed from the DOD inspector generals Web site a critical report that states that the network that links radar systems, missile sites and command centers for the Missile Defense Agencys (MDA) ground-based defense system has serious flaws in the security technologies, policies and procedures needed to protect the integrity, availability and confidentiality of information on the network. Federal Computer Week published a Web article March 16 and a follow-up print article today about the report, which states that MDA and Boeing, the prime contractor for the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system and the GMD Communications Network (GCN) have allowed the use of group passwords on the unencrypted portion of the GCN rather than requiring individual passwords. The report also faults MDA and Boeing for the lack of automated audit trails -- essential to catch inside or outside threats -- on the network. [snip] More here: http://www.fcw.com/article92668-03-20-06-Web - ferg -- "Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson Engineering Architecture for the Internet fergdawg () netzero net or fergdawg () sbcglobal net ferg's tech blog: http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/ _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
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