System security in the Space Flight Operations Center

The Space Flight Operations Center is a networked system of workstation-class computers that will provide ground support for NASA's (US National Aeronautics and Space Administration's) next generation of deep-space missions. The author recounts the development of the SFOC system security policy and discusses the various management and technology issues involved. Particular attention is given to risk assessment, security plan development, security implications of design requirements, automatic safeguards, and procedural safeguards.<
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