SpaceTech TU Graz presents: Challenges and Monetization of Space Security and Situational Awareness

9th SpaceTech Symposium
Date: 23 July 2021
Location: ESA ESTEC, Noordwijk, the Netherlands: Physical and Online

Today security no longer has the connotations of just civil def…

Space Force extends Parsons’ contract for satellite ground services

Braxton Technologies, a company recently acquired by Parsons Corp., received a $139.4 million contract to continue development and prototyping of the U.S. Space Force’s next-generation ground system for satellite operations. 

North Korea-linked hackers accessed South’s rocket developer: spy agency

Hackers linked to North Korea broke into the network of a South Korean aerospace company last month that holds confidential rocket propulsion technologies developed for the nation’s first indigenous space launch vehicle KSLV-Ⅱ, the state spy agency said July 8.

Microsoft joins Space ISAC to support cybersecurity

Microsoft announced plans June 23 to join the Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ISAC), an organization focused on collecting, analyzing and disseminating information on vulnerabilities, incidents and threats.

Congress asks GAO to investigate NASA cybersecurity

The bipartisan leadership of the House Science Committee has asked the Government Accountability Office to investigate NASA’s cybersecurity activities amid growing concerns about hacking of government computer systems.

Pentagon working with space industry to counter Chinese espionage

Chinese attempts to steal U.S. space technology remain a problem despite efforts by the Pentagon to protect intellectual property data, Air Force acquisitions executive Darlene Costello said May 26.

Op-ed | Space system cybersecurity: Challenges ahead translating policy to practice

A recent White House memo on Space Policy Directive-5 is a step right direction, but we have a long road ahead.

Pandemic exacerbates NASA cybersecurity challenges

A shift to remote working caused by the coronavirus pandemic has created new cybersecurity challenges for NASA, agency officials said at a Sept. 18 House hearing.

Xage Security prepares U.S. Space Force cyber strategy

Xage Security, a Silicon Valley cybersecurity startup, announced a contract Sept. 17 to develop a data protection strategy for the U.S. Space Force.

Tory Bruno reveals Chinese company tried to infiltrate ULA’s supply chain

Bruno: "This is is just shocking in terms of the scale and ubiquity of this threat."

White House issues cybersecurity space policy

The White House released a new space policy directive Sept. 4 intended to improve cybersecurity of space systems.

Op-ed | Satellites are data companies, too

Satellite network operators will soon be saddled with the same regulatory responsibilities as terrestrial network players.

Hundreds of hackers sign up for chance to break into a DoD satellite

Air Force procurement chief Will Roper said hacking competitions help the military identify flaws in its systems before they are deployed.

ManTech’s cyber warfare technology adapted for space systems

“Space Range” is a virtual satellite command and control center with hardware in the loop.

White House might consider space policies on cybersecurity, supply chain, nuclear power

The next National Space Council policy directive is likely to be on cybersecurity for space.