NASA sells computer with confidential information of space shuttle without erasing data

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NASA's Space Shuttle, which has been launching many astronauts to the universe until now, is planned to end with Endeavor's flight February 27, 2011.

At the same time, NASA has begun disposing of old computers, but at that time it became clear that we had sold confidential information data in the PC without completely deleting it.

Details are as below.
FAIL: NASA sold Space Shuttle PCs without wiping secret data - Computerworld Blogs

Space Shuttle is a spacecraft NASA uses for manned space flight, has been flying 133 flights since the first flight in 1981, and with the flight of Endeavor launched on February 27, 2011 all the aircraft It is supposed to be retired, the plan will be over.

To this end, NASA started to dispose of old equipment and sell computer, etc. At that time, we learned that PCs without deleting confidential data were sold. The audit reported that they found serious confidentiality leaks in Florida, Virginia, Texas and California, confidential data of Space Shuttle export controlled by international weapons regulation restricted to one of the found computers It seems that it was included.

Since the data in the HDD can only be recovered if it is just deleted in the recycle bin, NASA can not return data as erasing software "DBAN (Darik's Boot and Nuke)"Secure Erase"WipeDrive"Has been approved. However, at Johnson Space Center, in addition to DBAN, "NASA not approved"Active @ KillDisk"use.Ames Research CenterThen, the Department of Defense approval (but not approved by NASA) "BCwipe"Furthermore, it is not NASA or the Department of Defense approval software"Symantec DataGoneThere seems to be a case that was using.

Also, from the recycling facility, 44 old PCs stuck with NASA stickers and IP addresses were discovered. According to Corporate Auditors, it is said that NASA's internal network could be accessed unauthorizedly by using these addresses, NASA's security pointed out that it has a potential vulnerability.

Recently Wikileaks has been talking about various leaked secrets such as leakage, but with information management like this something, what is confidential information I do not know at all ....