GAO Report Warns of Vulnerabilities in NASA's Networks, House Science and Technology Committee
GAO: Information Security: NASA Needs to Remedy Vulnerabilities in Key Networks
"Although NASA has made important progress in implementing security controls and aspects of its information security program, it has not always implemented appropriate controls to sufficiently protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the information and systems supporting its mission directorates. Specifically, NASA did not consistently implement effective controls to prevent, limit, and detect unauthorized access to its networks and systems."
NASA network security torched, Network World
NASA IT Vulnerable After 1,120 Security Incidents, GovInfoSecurity.com


... and since the only sure way to be sure that a rooted system is actually clean is to flatline the drives and all attached media and then rebuild from scratch via trusted archives...
... can NASA even be said to have trusted archives anymore?...
How long has it been this bad? Always? Reagan era? Clinton? Or is it all just another gift from the (presumably) departed former regime?