Space Industry’s Cyber Conundrum: Lost in Translation or Just Lost?
Space industry companies are caught in a cosmic comedy of errors, grappling with inconsistent, untimely, and overly-classified cyber threat information. Despite access to a galaxy of data, translating it into actionable steps is like trying to decode an alien language. This tangled web of space industry cyber perspectives leaves companies wishing for clearer signals.
Hot Take:
Space: the final frontier… for inconsistent, untimely, and overly-classified cyber threat information. Houston, we have a communication problem!
Key Points:
- Space industry companies struggle with inconsistent and overly-classified cyber threat information.
- The Office of the National Cyber Director has been gathering input from the space industry to address these issues.
- Companies want more actionable and context-rich intelligence about cyber threats, especially those targeting orbital systems.
- Legacy systems in space are difficult to update due to their unique maintenance needs.
- A new executive order aims to inventory and improve cybersecurity defenses for space ground systems.
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