NASA’s CIO issues cyber alert on agency coronavirus attacks

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is warning its workforce about an increase in cyber attacks on agency devices, networks and personal devices, and providing tips on how NASA employees and contractors can implement best practices for teleworking.

“A new wave of cyber-attacks is targeting Federal Agency Personnel, required to telework from home, during the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak,” said NASA CIO Renee Wynn in an internal agency memo sent on Monday and posted on SpaceRef. “During the past...