The Rise of Cyber Threats in Space

Author Information

Robert Nichols

Date of Publication

1-1-2023 12:00 AM

Security Theme

Cybersecurity

Keywords

Cyber-Human Systems, Space Technologies, Threats, Communication, Countermeasures, Hostile Foreign Powers, Cyber-weapons, Kinetic-Kill ASAT weapon systems, Electronic Warfare, Remote Jamming, Biological Threats, Growth in Space, Space Electronic Warfare, Space Systems Modeling and Simulation, Deep Space Warfare, Hypersonics Missiles, Space Defense, Cyber Threats in Space, Future of Cyberwar, Strategy, Economics, Space Missions, Quantum Future of Space Warfare, and Wireless Power for Space Applications.

Description

This is an overview of a satellite system and its vulnerability to attack. The age, altitude, satellite and control station quantity, and strategic importance are all factors that should be considered when determining the vulnerability of a satellite system. The risk of asset loss increases with threats, vulnerabilities, and impacts, but countermeasures can reduce overall risk. The global geopolitical landscape has shifted dramatically in large part due to the changing power dynamic in space, and the US government must now channel its authority through a vast multitude of service providers.

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The Rise of Cyber Threats in Space

This is an overview of a satellite system and its vulnerability to attack. The age, altitude, satellite and control station quantity, and strategic importance are all factors that should be considered when determining the vulnerability of a satellite system. The risk of asset loss increases with threats, vulnerabilities, and impacts, but countermeasures can reduce overall risk. The global geopolitical landscape has shifted dramatically in large part due to the changing power dynamic in space, and the US government must now channel its authority through a vast multitude of service providers.