{"id":51673,"date":"2024-03-08T17:59:41","date_gmt":"2024-03-08T09:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/uk-space-leaders-talk-countering-cyber-threats\/"},"modified":"2024-03-08T17:59:41","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T09:59:41","slug":"uk-space-leaders-talk-countering-cyber-threats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/uk-space-leaders-talk-countering-cyber-threats\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Space Leaders Talk Countering Cyber Threats"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

Farnborough, U.K. \u2014<\/em> On the second day of Space-Comm Expo in the United Kingdom, cyber and defense dominated the conversations as speakers addressed the growing threat of cyber attacks on space systems and how to counter attacks.<\/p>\n

Stefanie Grundner, consultant for the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) <\/strong>said the industry has been asking the government for guidance in order to counter attacks on space assets.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur big goal is to provide requirements even just for low level forms of protection,\u201d Grundner said. \u201cThis is why we started with a minimum requirement document to share with the industry. Satellites used to be custom built. They were big and heavy. Now with the new technologies, and more intense user interactions between ground and space, and the way information is being shared, things have changed. We need to make sure zero trust principles are followed. This is very important.\u201d<\/p>\n

Grundner spoke of the importance of information sharing in the industry, and highlighted the work of the Space ISAC in the United States as a great example of this.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have to do our homework. We need to create the standards, so companies can meet them. After that, we can come together internationally. The private sector plays an important role as they are driving and accelerating technology. They are also experiencing the impacts of cyber threat, so they have a lot to share,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Richard Goodall, head of Strategy Cyber Programmes UK for Airbus Defence and Space<\/strong>, said that while there is so much innovation happening in the space industry, security is not always at the forefront. Operators need to be as flexible as possible to respond to a wide variety of threats.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom a data security perspective, encryption will be a key solution. When something is put in space, the ability to upgrade and keep ahead of the threat is always a challenge. Many of the solutions deployed on the ground are applicable to the space, but not all are,\u201d Goodall said. \u201cThere is a challenge around cost. If you look at hardware encryption, it does come with a cost. You need to manage that risk. You are likely to get attacked. You have to accept that, and figure out how to deal with it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Goodall admitted for all space companies the attack surface is going to increase, and that cybersecurity here is all about \u201cmanaging risk.\u201d<\/p>\n

Leaders who understand cybersecurity are becoming increasingly important.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you get the head of the business that understands the significance of cybersecurity, you have the right culture in the company. When you have that focus, it embeds into the culture of that company. You need to get buy-in at that level,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Goodall also believes it is incumbent on big players such as Airbus to help small to medium-sized businesses and others in this area.<\/p>\n

He added, \u201cI think big industry can help a bit. They will see some of the challenges in which they operate. They have a responsibility to help smaller SMEs. It is not free to build in security from the outset. Big companies have a responsibility here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sharon Lemac-Vincere, associate professor for the Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship at the University of Strathclyde provided an academic perspective. The university in Glasgow, Scotland, will be offering one of the first ever space cyber courses for executives in the U.K.<\/p>\n

\u201cEntrepreneurs needs to think about security by design. We think it is nationally important to do this course. You need to have a common language between space and cybersecurity,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Lemac-Vincere spoke of the need for disruption and not just following the crowd when it comes to standards.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need some disruption,\u201d she said. \u201cThe market is agile enough. What kind of standards can we make? I would turn it upside down. Why we can\u2019t we be more ambitious with frameworks? Why do we have to use the formulas that are already there? Academia needs to engage with industry. For us, we don\u2019t want to be doing research that has no impact. We want to help take the conversation forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

Arne Matthyssen, chief technology and innovation officer of RHEA Group<\/strong> said from a technology perspective, the raft of new technologies which could be used by nefarious actors, are also part of the solution.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll of these emerging technologies like artificial intelligence are enablers to help counter threats. With quantum key distribution, the goal is to actually make encryption so strong that it can\u2019t be hacked by a quantum computer. AI can be a threat, But, we can also use AI in advance of the threat,\u201d Matthyssen said. \u201cI want to see these technologies as a positive thing. It is not a doomsday scenario.\u201d<\/p>\n

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