Cyber and physical threats against commercial satellites are no longer a hypothetical discussion. Russia has demonstrated intent and capability to attack commercial satellites amid the ongoing Ukraine conflict, while China continues to advance its offensive space capabilities. The expanding threat environment is forcing the satellite industry and governments to consider new tactics, strategies, and policies…

RESTON, VA — The United States is in a new Cold War era. It may be a bold statement, but it is one that the vast majority of attendees at the CyberSatGov conference agreed with on Wednesday, by a show of hands. In a discussion Wednesday in Reston, Virginia, about geopolitical threats in the space…

Getting cybersecurity right at a federal agency means learning to speak the language of the program and mission managers who actually run the IT systems you’re trying to protect against hackers and cyberspies, said Rob Powell, a senior advisor on cybersecurity in the Office of the CIO (OCIO) at NASA. “The culture at NASA is…

LOS ANGELES — Frank Turner, technical director of the Space Development Agency, is a man with a lot of problems, and he doesn’t mind talking about them. “I'm not standing here today giving you answers,” he told an audience of satellite industry executives at the CyberLEO conference. “I'm standing here today giving you problems. I'm…