Understanding Cybersecurity in Outer Space

Cyberspace and outer space share many similarities due to their open, shared, expansive, transboundary, and intangible nature. The digitalization of space has increasingly interlinked space and cyberspace, exposing satellites, ground stations, and user terminals to cyber threats. Understanding the links between space and cyberspace is critical to better protect the space assets on which society relies.

by Clémence Poirier
Two satellites in outer space juxtaposed on a background of lines of programming code.
Two satellites in outer space juxtaposed on a background of lines of programming code.   (Picture: Generated using DALL-E OpenAI)
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