NASA Needs to Refine Agencywide Cyber Risk Management Strategy, GAO Finds
2 July 2025
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NASA has missed several key steps in an effective cyber risk management strategy, putting the civil space program’s systems and information at risk, according to a recent report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO).
“Cyber-based threats to sensitive data associated with NASA’s major mission projects are becoming increasingly prevalent,” according to the GAO report. “NASA leverages a large network of interconnected IT systems and data, including sensitive and proprietary data, to achieve its mission. Because of NASA’s high-profile mission, complex IT infrastructure, and large number of partnerships, it is important that NASA takes actions to adequately protect its systems and…
