ST. LOUIS — As commercial companies increasingly put more computing power on their satellites and related systems, there needs to be a commitment by industry and users to bolster the cybersecurity of these technologies, the Defense Department’s top information officer said on Wednesday. “Let’s have cybersecurity on those capabilities, whether it’s on the downlink, whether…

Satellite cybersecurity company SpiderOak has received new investments from Accenture Ventures, Raytheon Technologies' RTX Ventures, and Stellar Ventures — beyond the company’s $16.4 million Series C round closed in January. The company said this investment will fund the company’s deployment of its zero-trust data security solutions for space missions. SpiderOak plans to extend its OrbitSecure software…

Two U.S. Senators have reintroduced legislation to help protect commercial satellite operators from cyber attacks — an issue that has gained in prominence after the hack on Viasat’s KA-SAT network in Ukraine. U.S. Senators Gary Peters, D-Mich., and John Cornyn, R-Texas, reintroduced the Satellite Cybersecurity Act on Wednesday. The same lawmakers introduced similar legislation last year that advanced in…

PARIS — Speaking at the Cysat event in Paris, France, Greg Wyler, founder and CEO of E-Space, said that gateways are the biggest security vulnerability in today's satellite networks. “We [E-Space] have no gateways. This is the largest attack surface," said Wyler, who is also speaking at the CyberLEO event next month. "The gateway is…