{"id":54670,"date":"2022-09-27T21:37:07","date_gmt":"2022-09-27T13:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/satellite-operators-respond-to-cyber-threats-in-a-rapidly-changing-environment\/"},"modified":"2022-09-27T21:37:07","modified_gmt":"2022-09-27T13:37:07","slug":"satellite-operators-respond-to-cyber-threats-in-a-rapidly-changing-environment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/satellite-operators-respond-to-cyber-threats-in-a-rapidly-changing-environment\/","title":{"rendered":"Satellite Operators Respond to Cyber Threats in a Rapidly Changing Environment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The satellite industry had a wake-up call earlier this year when the Russian government waged a cyberattack against a commercial satellite operator on the eve of its invasion of Ukraine. The targeted ground station attack on Viasat\u2019s KA-SAT network resulted in tens of thousands of modems shutting down in the besieged country, severing satellite broadband service to users, including parts of Ukraine\u2019s defense staff.  It also affected many other European nations, including disrupting power generation in Germany. <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not the first time adversaries have targeted commercial satellite companies, nor would it be the last. There were also reports from that time that Russia intensified its attempts to jam SpaceX\u2019s Starlink satellites in the Ukraine, and there are reports of multiple attacks on space systems this year. These cyber-attacks \u2013 whether successful or not \u2013 irrefutably demonstrate that commercial satellite infrastructure is fair game in geopolitical conflicts, especially when instigated by autocratic regimes.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GflT6LlTQvG3hnOIsCaF_VS_100122_DGTL_Cover-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"width: 120px; height: auto;\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GflT6LlTQvG3hnOIsCaF_VS_100122_DGTL_Cover-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GflT6LlTQvG3hnOIsCaF_VS_100122_DGTL_Cover-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GflT6LlTQvG3hnOIsCaF_VS_100122_DGTL_Cover-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GflT6LlTQvG3hnOIsCaF_VS_100122_DGTL_Cover.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"fs-5 mt-0\">Explore the October 2022 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>\u201cClearly, our adversaries are focused on the asymmetric advantage that the United States has with its very robust space capabilities and they\u2019re willing to exploit that,\u201d says Charles Beames, chairman of York Space Systems and SpiderOak Mission Systems, a space cybersecurity provider specializing in zero-trust software.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese state-sponsored back groups are very advanced \u2013 they have deep pockets and a lot of capabilities, and every program needs to have that on their radar,\u201d says Vinit Duggal, a two-decade veteran of Intelsat who serves as both vice president of Network Engineering and chief information and security officer (CISO).<\/p>\n<p>Any satellite operator or service provider will face exposures on their network at any given time, Duggal says. \u201cYou may not have exposure today, but the next day your system is exposed. That\u2019s why a layered security strategy must be part of your program.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6b16baa5580;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_6a6b16baa5580 = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/via-satellite-digital-issue-ads', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6b16baa5582').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6b16baa5582'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the cyber domain, nothing is invulnerable,\u201d agrees Craig Miller, president of Viasat Government Systems. \u201cSatellite assets, both on the commercial and the defense side, can expect to be targeted in events like this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Viasat\u2019s investigation into the KA-SAT attack found that an attacker exploited a misconfiguration in a VPN appliance to gain remote access, and then executed commands on a large number of residential modems. At the time of the Viasat attack, a third party operated the KA-SAT network.<\/p>\n<p>According to Bob Gourley, CTO and co-founder of OODA, a global cybersecurity consultancy, this aggression is not unexpected since space systems have been under attack for years. What has changed is public awareness of the threat and industry commitment to do something about it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe increased focus and desire to stop these attacks is not because our adversaries have changed but because we\u2019ve changed,\u201d says Gourley.<\/p>\n<h3>The Evolving Threat Landscape<\/h3>\n<p>When it comes to the threat environment, a front-on attack of an orbiting satellite may not be the first choice of aggressors. As the recent attacks attest, \u201csatellite assets will be targeted without directly going after the satellite,\u201d says Miller.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToo many people focus on the Star Wars aspect of the Chinese being able to knock down satellites,\u201d agrees Bill Woodcock, executive director of Packet Clearing House, an international organization responsible for providing operational support and security to critical Internet infrastructure worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a lot less concerned with physical attacks against satellites themselves. The subscriber ground stations are really where we\u2019re likely to continue to see attacks \u2015 they\u2019re far easier to attack, each customer site typically only has one, so no redundancy there, and there\u2019s no blow-back from creating more space-junk,\u201d Woodcock says.<\/p>\n<p>In his opinion, nation-states don\u2019t want to risk the diplomatic and public repercussions of openly taking out an orbiting satellite, since doing so creates orbiting debris, which is already a hazard.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA kinetic attack against a satellite is like the nuclear option of satellite conflict, whereas cyberattacks against ground stations are unlikely to provoke major condemnation,\u201d Woodcock says. \u201cIf you were going to start trying to knock SpaceX satellites out of orbit, you would have a lot of work to do before you had any effect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6b16baa5bca;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_6a6b16baa5bca = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/via-satellite-digital-issue-ads', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6b16baa5bcb').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6b16baa5bcb'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The global IT expert is well studied in the practices of state-sponsored cyber-attacks: He was one of two international liaisons who assisted Estonia when Russia launched the first major state-on-state cyberattack in 2007 that led NATO to build the Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence in Tallinn, Estonia. He\u2019s also an expert on country-level domain protection. For the last 15 years, his non-profit has provided the domain name service and high-security configuration for .ua, the Ukrainian top-level domain, which Woodcock says has not yet been overtly targeted in the current conflict.<\/p>\n<p>He contends that, as the satellite industry faces constant pressure to achieve consumer-level pricing on ground terminals it may decrease investment in security \u2014 with potentially dangerous consequences.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGiven the degree to which satellite connectivity is used for the command-and-control systems of other critical infrastructure, and how geographically diverse a lot of the customer locations that can\u2019t be served by fiber are, satellite operators really need to treat this as critical infrastructure defense, rather than as a consumer-grade access technology,\u201d Woodcock says.<\/p>\n<p>Woodcock hopes that companies will invest more in IT\/cybersecurity staff who can test a company\u2019s client devices and network infrastructure for vulnerabilities, and ensure that security patches are applied promptly across fleets.<\/p>\n<p>Another serious threat to commercial satellites involves the James Bond kind: spies from hostile nations infiltrating companies to gain access to IP and networks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is really a serious threat. It\u2019s not just about hacking from the outside,\u201d Gourley warns.<\/p>\n<p>Duggal agrees, noting, \u201cAn insider is always going to be a big threat, but there\u2019s ways to mitigate that as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Duggal notes that while an admin needs control of a system to do their job, companies can put the right logging and auditing in place where they are alerted if the admin changes a setting in the system or other unusual or suspicious action. The key is to assign another group to do the monitoring or logging, where there is a clear separation of duties. He points to Microsoft and Cisco, which faced these challenges in the 1990s and early 2000s and have become much better at defending their IT infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSecurity is part of the technology conversation and everybody in the vendor ecosystem needs to pay attention to it. As an operator, I build all my solutions from these ecosystem partners. They all need to look at security internally the same way I\u2019m looking at it as I\u2019m building these aggregated solutions,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6b16baa636d;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_6a6b16baa636d = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/via-satellite-digital-issue-ads', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6b16baa636e').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6b16baa636e'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Some satellite leaders argue that their networks are inherently less vulnerable to attacks since they are public and often targeted with repeated cyberattacks compared with the more insulated non-public defense networks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of times purpose-built military capabilities are segmented networks where only a few users have access to them. They are not connected to the internet so they have the illusion of boundary security,\u201d says Viasat\u2019s Miller. <\/p>\n<p>Beames agrees that governments satellite networks have proven to be vulnerable as well. He cites the costly delays from the GPS Next Generation Operational Control System, or OCX, built to modernize the United States\u2019 GPS network, as an example of the government trying to keep up with the evolving cyber threat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe cyber threat is evolving with Moore\u2019s Law \u2013 every year there\u2019s more and more sophisticated software tools and we just can\u2019t keep up anymore,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, commercial satellite operators say their networks are more equipped to deal with the fast-evolving threat of hackers since they remain connected to the internet every day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe see billions of individual malicious events on our network every day, which has roughly a million users on it, from residential users to commercial aircraft, boats and Wi-Fi sites,\u201d says Miller, explaining that Viasat responds to those attacks with a set of dynamic analytics capabilities, some of which are custom and proprietary, and all \u201cmeant to deal with those events in real time.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Meeting the Threat With Cyber Resiliency<\/h3>\n<p>To deal with today\u2019s cyber threats, the U.S. government, which relies heavily on commercial satellite capacity and capabilities, is sharing more intelligence than ever, notes Duggal.<\/p>\n<p>Space companies are now coming together and sharing information about threats directly. One exciting example is the Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ISAC) that launched in 2019, with founding members that include SES, Microsoft, L3 Harris, The Aerospace Corp, Kratos, Lockheed Martin, MITRE, and Northrop Grumman, among others.<\/p>\n<p>ISACs were originally conceptualized by the government in 1998 to improve cybersecurity but needed industry support to take off. Today, all major infrastructures now have an ISAC.<\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6b16baa67ca;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_6a6b16baa67ca = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/via-satellite-digital-issue-ads', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6b16baa67cb').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6b16baa67cb'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<p>On the government side, CISA formed a Space Systems Critical Infrastructure Working Group last May. Composed of both government and industry members, the working group is identifying and developing strategies to minimize risks to space systems that support the nation\u2019s critical infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>Jim Platt, acting associate director for Planning and Coordination and co-chair of the Space Systems Cross-Sector Working Group at CISA explains that working group partners are working \u201cto understand the risk and ensure the space enterprise is aware of the tools we have available.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Organizations should \u201cseize the opportunity to make fundamental improvements and work together to secure networks, systems, data, and way of life from cyberthreats,\u201d CISA advises.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCybersecurity requires a whole-of-government and whole-of-society effort. The prospect of cyberattacks, whether by nation-state or non-state actors, will not dissipate anytime soon,\u201d Platt explains.<\/p>\n<p>Since January, CISA has issued Shields UP alerts to the commercial sector, outlining specific cyber threats the agency has identified.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s the first time I\u2019ve ever seen [the government release] specific actionable security intelligence that a commercial company can use,\u201d Duggal says.<\/p>\n<p>The private sector tends to use software-based solutions to guard against threats, which allow for rapid upgrades and patches without reliance on hardware.<\/p>\n<p>Beames is an advocate of zero-trust, a design philosophy that only trusts the data recipient \u2013 no one else. That foundational view results in a different cybersecurity architecture, he says.  The banking sector has begun to embrace that philosophy as well, and he believes it needs to happen in the space industry.<\/p>\n<p>Beames notes that as more networks talk to networks, and more devices touch the data stream, there is \u201ca geometric increase in the number of attack surfaces with the addition of every new app or device in a network,\u201d making it increasingly impossible to protect these networks \u2013 whether it be firewalls or crypto gear. <\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6b16baa6df7;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_6a6b16baa6df7 = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/via-satellite-digital-issue-ads', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6b16baa6df8').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6b16baa6df8'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a design approach, companies and governments must now assume their hardware and mission software will eventually get compromised. Securing the data records themselves that exist within the network is the best, and perhaps only way to guarantee cyber security in this new era,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>He explains that even if a space operator\u2019s supply chain is compromised, if the company has invested in a true zero-trust architecture design, any endpoint user in the network will be secure because the solution protects the data itself.<\/p>\n<p>A space cybersecurity company, Spideroak Mission Systems is working with customers, including the U.S. special ops community, on how to deploy zero-trust software that Beames says will ultimately be deployed across the Department of Defense. The startup applies blockchain technology \u2013 or a distributed ledger \u2013 to provide security at the data packet level. Because it\u2019s a distributed ledger, these data packets can be re-keyed in real time, Beames says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is the future \u2013 it has to be. We must get away from this idea that we need hardware firewalls. Also, today\u2019s generation Z wants to use the same devices that they use in their personal life. We have to meet the customers where they are,\u201d Beames says.<\/p>\n<p>Gourley also believes in a zero-trust architecture. He offers three priorities for commercial space players to be more prepared for today\u2019s cyber threat realities:  follow best practices to make a company establish a zero-trust architecture; ensure one\u2019s company has good security policies that follow the government guidelines and requirements; and share information.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNobody can defend your own enterprise by yourself \u2013 that\u2019s why ISACs are so important,\u201d Gourley says, adding that following best practices and focusing on leading edge security designs are also critical.<\/p>\n<p>All the satellite companies concur that it\u2019s not enough to put these policies in place \u2013 resilience requires investing in vulnerability testing.<\/p>\n<p>Even smaller satellite players can build an internal posture assessment to assess threats against their network, says Duggal. The issue that gets in the way is that startups and new entrants are focused on building new products to generate revenue so fast that security can get neglected.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese companies are trying to get out to market so quickly that they overlook some basic security fundamentals,\u201d says Duggal. \u201cIf they take a few steps back and pay attention to certain guidelines, they will address 90 percent of security problems.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gourley concludes with this final advice: \u201cWe should not believe that [our adversaries] will do things as we would. You\u2019re not going to be able to count on any government to protect you. You need to engineer systems that make it hard for adversaries to attack. Build secure systems and test them. Make sure the team you\u2019re working with to do red teaming understands the techniques of these adversaries so they can replicate it before the real adversary strikes.\u201d <strong class=\"Annotation -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 405268:  \/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=\"167\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/xjwMlWzcRjaWsnlhVGlL_ED_Note-300x167.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/xjwMlWzcRjaWsnlhVGlL_ED_Note-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/xjwMlWzcRjaWsnlhVGlL_ED_Note-800x446.jpg 800w, 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