Cybersecurity
February 3, 2023
Satellites are vital to many of our day-to-day activities. They are as critical to infrastructure such as water treatment facilities, electrical substations, and transportation operations. Whether it is navigation, communication, connectivity, or research — satellites power it all. While casual consumers likely do not consider the satellites that assist with their wayfinding, the fact remains…
January 25, 2023
The topic of cybersecurity for space assets is now one of the key conversations in the space industry, and virtually every space event in 2022 addressed the issue. In 2022, for the first time ever, Access Intelligence hosted two major cybersecurity and satellite events, CyberLEO in Los Angeles in May, and CyberSatGov in Reston in…
January 23, 2023
Thales Alenia Space signed a deal to lead the European Space Agency’s TeQuantS project to develop quantum technologies for cybersecurity applications and future quantum information networks. Under the program, Thales and partners plan to build satellites and optical ground stations by the end of 2026 to demonstrate long-distance quantum satellite links. The program is meant…
January 13, 2023
Space cybersecurity firm SpiderOak has raised $16.4 million in a Series C round led by Empyrean Technology Solutions. The lead investor is a space technology platform backed by funds affiliated with private equity firm Madison Dearborn Partners. The oversubscribed round included additional investment from Method Capital, and OCA Ventures. SpiderOak offers OrbitSecure, a zero-trust cybersecurity…