{"id":53792,"date":"2023-03-23T20:37:53","date_gmt":"2023-03-23T12:37:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/viasat-hack-still-dominates-cybersecurity-discussions-a-year-later\/"},"modified":"2023-03-23T20:37:53","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T12:37:53","slug":"viasat-hack-still-dominates-cybersecurity-discussions-a-year-later","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/viasat-hack-still-dominates-cybersecurity-discussions-a-year-later\/","title":{"rendered":"Viasat Hack Still Dominates Cybersecurity Discussions A Year Later"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The hack on Viasat\u2019s KA-SAT network in early 2022 is still casting a shadow over cybersecurity discussions more than a year later. <\/p>\n<p>In a cybersecurity panel on March 16 at SATELLITE, Mike Regan, vice president of Business Performance for the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), highlighted the Viasat breach and other recent security breaches at AT&amp;T and T-Mobile over the last couple of years. He spoke of the frustrations that these attacks could have been avoided. <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ldktBSBvTlybp5jtcDqs_VS_ShowDaily20202320DGTL_Wrap20Up-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"width: 120px; height: auto;\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ldktBSBvTlybp5jtcDqs_VS_ShowDaily20202320DGTL_Wrap20Up-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ldktBSBvTlybp5jtcDqs_VS_ShowDaily20202320DGTL_Wrap20Up-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ldktBSBvTlybp5jtcDqs_VS_ShowDaily20202320DGTL_Wrap20Up-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ldktBSBvTlybp5jtcDqs_VS_ShowDaily20202320DGTL_Wrap20Up.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"fs-5 mt-0\">Explore the Show Daily 2023 Wrap Up Issue<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-0 fs-smaller text-balance\">Check out more from this issue and find your next story to read.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<button class=\"btn btn-primary\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"offcanvas\" data-bs-target=\"#offcanvasMENU\" aria-controls=\"offcanvasExample\" aria-label=\"button\" style=\"white-space: nowrap;\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tView More <i class=\"bi bi-arrow-right-circle\"><\/i><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/button><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you look at the forensics, it is frustrating that so many things are avoidable,\u201d Regan said. \u201cWhere were the access controls for the VPN devices for Viasat? Where was multi-factor authentication? The risk could have been avoided. If you look at the Solar Winds [incident], the results of that are still being felt today. One of key lessons is don\u2019t treat satellite networks as any less important than others. When you talk about something like supply chain security, that touches every aspect of an organization. When we talk about an approved cyber posture, it covers everything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Manjula Sriram, chief information and security officer of Iridium offered the satellite operator perspective. It\u2019s a mindset that everyone has to think about security in a \u201cholistic\u201d way, she said. <\/p>\n<p>While the incident of a broken VPN connections which led to the Viasat hack were unfortunate, \u201cif you have a flat tire, you have a flat tire,\u201d she says. \u201cIf someone enters your network, no matter how much encryption you have, you must have identity access management. You have to have basic hygiene. We at Iridium believe everyone has to have a security mindset.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6cb61b3ca07;googletag.cmd.push(function(){var AIMAP_29b58f13885ebf8ea6b032f958eb0748 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([992, 100], [[970, 90], [970, 250]]).addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_737ce075cc05dd766c8f8ea08f3faa73 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([1200, 100], [970, 250]).addSize([768, 100], [600, 300]).addSize([320, 100], [300, 250]).build();AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6cb61b3ca07 = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/via-satellite-digital-issue-ads', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6cb61b3ca08').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6cb61b3ca08'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Sriram spoke of the importance of company auditing to improve security and find where the gaps are. Iridium has a security champions program, she said, and every department has a \u201cchampion.\u201d \u201cFrom our CEO, top down, we are all focused on security,\u201d Sriram said. \u201cIt is the cost of doing business.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Mathieu Bailly, co-founder and director of CYSEC, said that while the industry talks a lot about Viasat, attacks on space systems, whether on the ground systems or space systems is not a new phenomenon, and something that had been going on for decades. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese [Viasat] modems were commercial grade, so everything was open. There were vulnerabilities there as a result. I think there is now a big shift of how we perceive security on the space market,\u201d Bailly said. \u201cThe line between government and commercial is definitely more blurred than before. Some commercial players are providing data to Ukraine. They are waking up to security as they know they could now be targeted by the Russians. For us, we need to make security accessible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bailly spoke of the importance of education in the satellite sector, even among the engineering community. He said, \u201cSpace has been a very niche market compared to things like finance, automotive. We need to open up, and have more transparency. It is a question of adaptation. When you talk to engineers in the field, they don\u2019t have a security background. We need to do a better job in terms of education. Space engineers in Europe haven\u2019t done security or cryptography courses. We need to do a better job of educating young engineers. Having attacks like Viasat is a wake-up call for the industry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Michael Allen, director of Business Development for Beyond Gravity USA said protections and applications need to be kept updated. Cyber attacks are always changing, and operators need to look at contracting security firms to find out where their gaps are. \u201cCyber attacks are changing. The US Marshals Service was attacked last week with a ransomware attack. We need to learn how we can handle the evolving threat,\u201d Allen said. <\/p>\n<p>Shaun Waterman, cybersecurity correspondent for Newsweek, and former Via Satellite writer,  praised the work of people like moderator Greg Falco, assistant professor for John Hopkins University, who helped analyze how the attack was carried out. <\/p>\n<p>Waterman said that hackers were persistent and he speculated on what they might have tried next, had they failed to get in. Attackers only have to be lucky once \u2014 whereas defenders have to be lucky every time. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cViasat bought KA-SAT. There is going to be a period of time, you won\u2019t be in control of it, even though you own it. There are always going to be seams and gaps where hackers can take advantage,\u201d Waterman said. <\/p>\n<p>Given what has happened recently, Waterman believes more could be done on the government side to help the space sector. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe U.S. government doesn\u2019t see space as critical infrastructure. This creates the situation where you have no center of gravity to push this forward in space,\u201d he said. \u201cThere are regulatory agencies out there, but someone has to take this issue by the scruff of the neck. There isn\u2019t an institutional framework in place for this. Someone has to write rules. I think it has to be driven by the White House.\u201d  <strong>VS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>,<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"widget-title\">In This Issue<\/h2>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 479:  \/code\/wp-content\/themes\/ai-beehive\/template-parts\/content\/post-snippet.php --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"overflow-hidden w-100 me-3\">\n<p>\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/rlnVmAbrRoaQ17uDH8LK_Z6C_0213-300x199.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/rlnVmAbrRoaQ17uDH8LK_Z6C_0213-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/rlnVmAbrRoaQ17uDH8LK_Z6C_0213-800x532.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/rlnVmAbrRoaQ17uDH8LK_Z6C_0213-640x426.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/rlnVmAbrRoaQ17uDH8LK_Z6C_0213.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"fs-4 w-100 line-clamp-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\tDeputy Commerce Secretary Graves Debuts Updates to Export Control Regulations for the Space Industry<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p><!-- .post-snippet --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-3 d-block d-md-none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 482:  \/code\/wp-content\/themes\/ai-beehive\/template-parts\/content\/post-snippet.php --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"overflow-hidden w-100 me-3\">\n<p>\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/R8SZ2pEoQ9KqkW6LhXrR_Z6C_8439-300x199.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/R8SZ2pEoQ9KqkW6LhXrR_Z6C_8439-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/R8SZ2pEoQ9KqkW6LhXrR_Z6C_8439-800x532.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/R8SZ2pEoQ9KqkW6LhXrR_Z6C_8439-640x426.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/R8SZ2pEoQ9KqkW6LhXrR_Z6C_8439.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"fs-4 w-100 line-clamp-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\tIndustry Collaboration is Urgent to Avoid Collisions, Space Domain Awareness Experts Say<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p><!-- .post-snippet --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 478:  \/code\/wp-content\/themes\/ai-beehive\/template-parts\/content\/post-snippet.php --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"overflow-hidden w-100 me-3\">\n<p>\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/h9PqEYWzSUunYdvu4D0Z_Z6C_0387-300x199.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/h9PqEYWzSUunYdvu4D0Z_Z6C_0387-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/h9PqEYWzSUunYdvu4D0Z_Z6C_0387-800x532.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/h9PqEYWzSUunYdvu4D0Z_Z6C_0387-640x426.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/h9PqEYWzSUunYdvu4D0Z_Z6C_0387.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"fs-4 w-100 line-clamp-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\tLaunchers Address Rocket Debuts, Ramping up Capacity, and Space Stewardship<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p><!-- .post-snippet --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-3 d-block d-md-none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 481:  \/code\/wp-content\/themes\/ai-beehive\/template-parts\/content\/post-snippet.php --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"overflow-hidden w-100 me-3\">\n<p>\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/k7HYSwhSwe0hHiv48mkM_Z6C_8589-300x199.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/k7HYSwhSwe0hHiv48mkM_Z6C_8589-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/k7HYSwhSwe0hHiv48mkM_Z6C_8589-800x532.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/k7HYSwhSwe0hHiv48mkM_Z6C_8589-640x426.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/k7HYSwhSwe0hHiv48mkM_Z6C_8589.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"fs-4 w-100 line-clamp-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\tSatellite Manufacturers Look to Benefit from the Multi-Orbit Future<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p><!-- .post-snippet --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The hack on Viasat\u2019s KA-SAT network in early 2022 is still casting a shadow over cybersecurity discussions more than a year later. 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