Cybersecurity

Arqit Quantum has received a contract to bring its Federated Quantum System Project (FQS), which uses satellites to distribute quantum keys to data centers, to Australia.  Arqit is based in the United Kingdom and was contracted by SmartsatCRC, which is based in Australia. This is part of the agreement between the U.K. and Australia known...

A U.S. Space Force effort to launch a dedicated cybersecurity testing satellite in 2023 will include a design modeled after the common 3U cubesats, which weigh no more than nine pounds. The Project Moonlighter satellite will be modeled after the 3U cubesats, “which are very small [and are] made up of various modules that weigh...

The United States suffers from a catastrophic cybersecurity problem with its critical infrastructure – industries which are dependent on satellite communications. A November wargame hosted by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics demonstrated the latest cybersecurity threat in outer space – the ability to turn a software-controlled satellite into a space weapon. In June...

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is deciding how to incorporate space assets like new multi-orbit constellations of broadband communications satellites into its efforts to protect the country’s vital national infrastructure, officials and executives tell Via Satellite. Space capabilities will be a kind of guinea pig for a new approach to DHS’s mission to protect...

The United States is still in the discussion phase of whether or not space systems should be considered a critical infrastructure sector, while adversary China reportedly tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile, Dr. Dawn Beyer, Lockheed Martin senior fellow, said Tuesday during the Value of Space Summit hosted by Space ISAC and The Aerospace Corporation.  “I’m...

SES is expanding its partnership with the University of Luxembourg to encompass more cybersecurity elements, the company announced Oct. 14. Together with the University of Luxembourg’s Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT), the two organizations will create a joint lab that will explore the benefits of high-throughput satellite systems in the areas of...

RESTON, VA — The U.S. satellite sector must embrace modern software design practices like agile and DevSecOps if America’s space efforts are to remain ahead of foreign competitors like China, Nicolas Chaillan, the recently departed chief software officer of the U.S. Air Force told CyberSatGov this week. He said in his Thursday lunchtime keynote that...

The U.S. Space Force plans to launch its Infrastructure Asset Pre-Assessment Program (IA-PRE) in January 2022, Jared Reece, cybersecurity lead in the Commercial Satellite Communications Office (CSCO), announced Thursday at CyberSatSummit. The U.S. Department of Defense Chief Information Officer (DoD CIO) and National Security Agency (NSA) will launch the IA-PRE program in January 2022, and...

The National Security Agency (NSA) is seeking collaboration with the private sector on cybersecurity issues, David Luber, deputy of the Cybersecurity Directorate, said Wednesday at CyberSatGov in Reston, Virginia.  Luber highlighted the agency’s Cybersecurity Collaboration Center, an engagement hub with the private sector. The center is an unclassified location where the NSA can have conversations...

Invoking a famous quote about the United States and Great Britain, the U.S. cybersecurity advisor to President Joe Biden said that cyber and space communities are separated by a common challenge, one these communities don’t always realize.  Chris Inglis, national cyber director and advisor to the president, said cyber and space are two domains that...