More public-private collab around this issue coming soon:
RSA Conference Defending space systems against cyberthreats remains "urgent and requires high-level attention," according to acting National Cyber Director Kemba Walden. And to this end, the White House will host its first space industry cybersecurity workshop this week in southern California.
[...] "We are all aware that the first 'shot' in the current Ukraine conflict was a cyberattack against a US space company," Walden said, referencing Russia's attempt to jam SpaceX's Starlink, which was using its satellite constellation to deliver internet connectivity to Ukraine.
[...] Cyberthreats against space systems now include nation-state threat actors like China and Russia, and even acts of war, as was evidenced by the Starlink and Viasat cyberattacks. Securing these systems is a multi-faceted challenge that spans domains, components and both public and private organizations. As such, the solution will require a collaborative approach, Walden told reporters.
"You have the base stations, you have the links from base stations, to the satellites, and then you've got the satellites themselves," she said. "You also have space innovation in the form of venture capital, and investment in space. Startups get eaten up by larger companies that ... end up in critical space systems."
This makes secure-by-design space technology especially pressing, and it's something the White House is tackling head on, Walden said.
The White House's Cybersecurity Strategy, released last month, touched on the need to secure space-based systems, including those for navigation, positioning, and environmental monitoring.
(Score: 4, Insightful) by SingularityPhoenix on Thursday April 27, @09:35PM (1 child)
Jamming is not a cyber attack.
Merriam-webster: an attempt to gain illegal access to a computer or computer system for the purpose of causing damage or harm
Jamming is not attempt to gain access. Its in meat space not cyber space.
Furthermore, line of sight/directional antenas are very hard to jam, but not going to be used for consumer products like starlink.
Modern encryption, especially the military grade stuff, is more than sufficient.
I really don't see what the issue is?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 27, @10:19PM
Somewhere a bridge is missing its troll.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 28, @01:23AM (2 children)
FFS is "in space" the next buzzword and thing to patient. Even though it's like, no different.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 28, @02:22AM (1 child)
Satellite warfare is real and here to stay. Defending satellites against cyberattacks should be the easy part. Try defending them against microwave beams.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 28, @04:06AM
Not sure that really counts as cyber defense though. It's a physical attack. Same as blowing up a cell tower would be.