Inspectors Find Big Cyber Vulnerabilities in US Missile Defense System

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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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