{"id":69010,"date":"2017-01-19T19:39:15","date_gmt":"2017-01-19T11:39:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/the-new-normal-satellites-collaborative-answer-to-cyber-threats\/"},"modified":"2017-01-19T19:39:15","modified_gmt":"2017-01-19T11:39:15","slug":"the-new-normal-satellites-collaborative-answer-to-cyber-threats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/the-new-normal-satellites-collaborative-answer-to-cyber-threats\/","title":{"rendered":"The New Normal: Satellite\u2019s Collaborative Answer to Cyber Threats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cybersecurity concerns continue to dominate headlines as one of the most far-reaching cross-industry threats facing an interdependent digital world. With space becoming more contested than ever before, the threat to space-based assets is growing.<\/p>\n<p>Increasingly, operators, satellite manufacturers and the organizations they serve are coming together to fight the threats to their networks from a dizzying array of actors from lone-wolfs to well-funded nation-states.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/M6rYOlgJQZmDNH9bm8mu_01_VS_020117_Cover_DGTL-1-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"width: 120px; height: auto;\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/M6rYOlgJQZmDNH9bm8mu_01_VS_020117_Cover_DGTL-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/M6rYOlgJQZmDNH9bm8mu_01_VS_020117_Cover_DGTL-1-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/M6rYOlgJQZmDNH9bm8mu_01_VS_020117_Cover_DGTL-1-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/M6rYOlgJQZmDNH9bm8mu_01_VS_020117_Cover_DGTL-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"fs-5 mt-0\">Explore the February 2017 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>The stakes are high, considering that much of the world\u2019s critical infrastructure rides over satellites, whether the applications involve defense systems, environmental monitoring, broadcasting, financial services or communications. In the context of this threat, Via Satellite talked to a number of satellite industry experts on how they see cybersecurity preparedness occurring in their markets, and how they define the \u201cnew normal\u201d as the industry evolves to counter these threats.<\/p>\n<p>Advisory firm PwC in its annual Global State of Information Security Survey 2016 noted that the number of security incidents across all industries rose by 38 percent in 2015 \u2014 the highest-ever increase in the 12 years since the global study was first published.<\/p>\n<p>In October 2016 a prolonged Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack shut down many major websites in the United States and Europe. The type of attack involves hackers flooding a website with traffic so it can\u2019t handle visits from ordinary web users.<\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6aa70c869d1;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_6a6aa70c869d1 = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/via-satellite-digital-issue-ads', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6aa70c869d2').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6aa70c869d2'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<p>These developments underscore an escalating problem for companies globally, including satellite firms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe threat environment is considerable. The amount of potential vectors out there are massively increasing,\u201d says Vinit Duggal, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Intelsat, which has seen a 60 percent increase in the number of DDoS attacks from 2015 to 2016.<\/p>\n<p>While those attacks were unsuccessful, they still signal a dramatic jump in these kinds of threats, especially as the industry moves more toward IP infrastructure, hybrid networks and cloud-based solutions.<\/p>\n<p>Duggal says that the amount of high-throughput satellites and consumption occurring on mobile devices and connected devices has caused the threat landscape to get \u201cexponentially bigger.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow you are dealing with ensuring security across all the different components that enable the entire ecosystem and that obviously hasn\u2019t been done effectively to date. All these components have the potential to contain vulnerabilities,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n<p>Duggal also notes that more advanced threats from the ground are using trusted ports and communication streams, underscoring the need for having the appropriate visibility, teams at the ready and partnerships in place to respond quickly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a big issue. We face attacks originating from individuals, from groups and from nation states,\u201d adds Dave Henning, director of network security at Hughes. In his 12 years at Hughes, Henning has gone from helping work on security features of Hughes\u2019 first satellite, Spaceway, to overseeing the security operations team that monitors for threats.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe speed by which technology changes is the tough part to keep up with, especially when you are dealing with things in space that are designed to be in orbit for 15 years,\u201d Henning says. \u201cYou have to be very forward thinking in how you are going to protect those assets, knowing that the attackers are going to be faster with the pace of technology advances.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>A Growing Threat<\/h2>\n<p>Ransomware, which encrypts all the files on a computer until a person or company pays a \u201cransom,\u201d is one of the fastest-growing threats. It renders any network vulnerable, especially if the network operator does not have proper anti-ransomware cybersecurity protocols in effect. This form of cybercrime cost victims $250 million in the first quarter of 2016. The FBI predicted that it would cost individuals and businesses $1 billion in 2016.<\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6aa70c8708b;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_6a6aa70c8708b = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/via-satellite-digital-issue-ads', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6aa70c8708c').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6aa70c8708c'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<h2>A New High-Stakes Game<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cWe are not playing checkers anymore; we are playing chess. You have to be five steps ahead,\u201d warns Ron Clifton, president and founder of CliftonGroup International, and a frequent adviser to companies on cybersecurity strategy. \u201cOne of the biggest challenges we have is awareness of the threats and being able to do a proper threat and vulnerability analysis so you understand what the threats are.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But Clifton says cybersecurity awareness within the industry is growing, evident by the level of industry engagement and the number of conferences focused on the issue. \u201cI don\u2019t think the industry was taking it very seriously two or three years ago, but now momentum is growing like crazy,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>The Obama Administration made it a priority, launching the National Cybersecurity Action Plan in 2013 and calling for $19 billion in the FY17 budget, an increase of 35 percent over the previous fiscal year. In addition, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) formed a working group specifically to look at critical communications and security. Clifton says a key result of the Cybersecurity Risk Management and Best Practices working group was endorsing the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) cybersecurity framework for the communications sector. It also included specific guidance and resources for various segments of U.S. critical infrastructure, including the satellite industry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe framework offers voluntary guidelines to help companies strengthen their resiliency. It has five core categories for protection, with links to very detailed standards such as ISO 27001\/27002 and the [Center for Internet Security] CIS Critical Security Controls (CSCs),\u201d says Clifton, explaining that major satellite manufacturers concerned about their ground systems or air assets would want to follow the more rigorous International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standards whereas the CIS CSCs would be more applicable to service providers and vendors.<\/p>\n<p>Clifton emphasizes the importance of having a risk management framework \u2014 \u201cif you don\u2019t have one you are wasting your time and money,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<h2>Rethinking Networks, Products<\/h2>\n<p>Industry leaders say that the increases in attacks on networks have forced them to rethink how they build products and what solutions they offer to their customers who are looking for additional security capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne thing the threat environment has created is the need for network protections against cyber threats at the design phase. We\u2019ve gone to an iterative process to build our products such that we can insert value at any time during our release cycle,\u201d says Andy Tomaszewski, chief security officer at iDirect.<\/p>\n<p>iDirect helped develop GVF\u2019s Product Security Baseline, designed for organizations that develop and produce VSAT hardware and software. Tomaszewski started a product security group within iDirect where he collaborates closely with engineering and product teams to continuously look at new threat information coming in so they can constantly find ways to enhance the security of their products. \u201cFor every major release we have security engineers break down our product and show us what needs to be corrected,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>iDirect\u2019s goal is to make sure its products \u201care properly hardened\u201d and can integrate with other vendors\u2019 technologies, so they can be as flexible as possible for their customers who face very specific threats depending on their industry, Tomaszewski explains.<\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6aa70c875f1;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_6a6aa70c875f1 = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/via-satellite-digital-issue-ads', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6aa70c875f2').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6aa70c875f2'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to Duggal, Intelsat thinks security first. \u201cIt is ingrained in our DNA,\u201d he says. The company uses an internal security team and external third parties to evaluate their security posture. Duggal says Intelsat has a Service Organizational Control (SOC3) accreditation that is awarded annually after a detailed audit of the operator\u2019s satellite and terrestrial service environments.<\/p>\n<p>DataPath applied its decades-long experience developing networks for high-security government and military environments to offer commercial customers Managed Security Services (MSS) a little over a year ago.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe built out our cybersecurity operations center and through that we are offering 24\/7 managed security services to our customers, which involves watching their networks for any threats,\u201d notes Peggy Rowe, VP of software and cyber solutions at DataPath.<\/p>\n<p>The company works with channel partners and direct customers to provide vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, security device management, 24\/7 monitoring of networks for threats and incident response.<\/p>\n<p>Rowe says lately managers on sales calls often spend more time answering questions about DataPath\u2019s managed security services than the company\u2019s hardware products. \u201cCyber and protecting networks and systems is becoming part of the conversation,\u201d Rowe says.<\/p>\n<p>On the broadcast side of the sector, International Datacasting Corporation (IDC), based in Ottawa, offers content and data protection, leveraging encryption and firewalls to safeguard broadcasting clients from malicious viruses and other threats that could cause someone to hijack or interfere with a broadcast transmission. One of the company\u2019s biggest encryption clients is the U.S. government.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s all manageable but you have to be vigilant in a way you didn\u2019t have to before,\u201d says Diana Cantu, VP of marketing and sales at IDC. As the broadcasting industry migrates more and more to IP, the need for protected networks increases. The biggest challenge for broadcasters, says Cantu, is \u201ccalibrating the threat and understanding the tradeoffs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis isn\u2019t virus protection; it\u2019s understanding what the real threat is and what the best practices are. It\u2019s good we are starting to have standards; I am confident that with the standards body, the broadcasting industry will be able to start incorporating these practices. It\u2019s really critical that the industry stay with open standards. To me, that\u2019s the biggest challenge \u2014 no one wants to go back to the dark ages where everybody had a proprietary network.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>More Information Sharing Needed<\/h2>\n<p>Looking forward, some industry insiders think the industry needs to be more open about sharing what they know to combat today\u2019s cyber threats. \u201cInformation sharing between companies in our industry is still in its infancy,\u201d observes Intelsat\u2019s Duggal, who says there is much more transparent exchanges within the traditional terrestrial and wireless sectors. \u201cIt makes everybody better \u2014 it would make us better,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6aa70c87add;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_6a6aa70c87add = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/via-satellite-digital-issue-ads', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6aa70c87ade').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6aa70c87ade'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<p>iDirect\u2019s Tomaszewski agrees. \u201cThe more we work together to talk about the threat actors, the better we can move the industry forward.\u201d He anticipates that in the next year to five years, the industry will operate extremely adaptive networks, frequently updated and changed to counteract the threat of the day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s where we need to be \u2014 able to update or upgrade on a very rapid basis without jeopardizing the resiliency of our environment,\u201d Tomaszewski says.<\/p>\n<p>Cantu says the most important next step is acknowledging that the cybersecurity threat \u201cis very real\u201d and then to put a plan into place to address it. She adds that any plan should embrace a holistic approach to cybersecurity \u2014 addressing the network itself and the corporate environment operating the network, including personnel.<\/p>\n<p>Henning believes the industry is headed in the right direction, and needs to enhance the speed of response to changing methods of attacks. \u201cWe also have to be very forward thinking in our design, making the satellites flexible enough to be updated and changed, and making sure that we have some minimum or basic levels security built into the design phase. That\u2019s happening now and needs to continue going forward,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n<h2>Building Cyber Resiliency in the Oil &amp; Gas Sector<\/h2>\n<p>Dropping oil prices have resulted in massive headcount and budget cuts, forcing oil and gas companies to look to satellite partners to help manage and protect the networking infrastructure in their remote sites. The need has intensified with the growth in cybersecurity threats hitting the industry.<\/p>\n<p>Matthew Broida, VP of marketing and technology at Harris CapRock, has seen \u201ca real uptick\u201d in cybersecurity incidents over the last two to three years with CapRock customer segments, especially in the energy arena. He recalls how one rig was so infected with malware it took weeks to reverse the incident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe industry has even seen cases where relatively low-tech cyber criminals such as Somali pirates used GPS to track fleets to help guide their hijackers,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n<p>In March Harris CapRock unveiled its SafePass Pro to provide proactive defense against cyberattacks targeting oil and gas IT infrastructures. The company has followed GVF guidelines for cybersecurity testing and protocols. CapRock has had its network audited using GVF standards, adding new processes and new security practices where needed.<\/p>\n<p>Broida predicts cybersecurity solutions will soon be the industry norm for major satellite companies. \u201cYou are going to start to see large operators \u2014 the Shell\u2019s and the Exxon\u2019s of the world \u2014 make cybersecurity part of their [Request for Proposals] RFPs and even possibly annual or biannual cybersecurity audits,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>Broida says that satellite firms unable to demonstrate that they have a secure network may eventually be forced into \u201cvery commoditized\u201d roles in the industry. \u201cOur end customers also believe that cybersecurity can be a differentiator for them in the sense that a Shell or Exxon is more likely to pick a rig that has advanced cybersecurity than an asset with another company that might struggle to do so,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n<p>Harris CapRock\u2019s investments in network resiliency have paid off \u2014 Transocean recently selected it for a three-year managed services contract that includes cyber protection for its entire fleet of offshore oil rigs. <\/p>\n<p>,<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"widget-title\">In This Issue<\/h2>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 407583:  \/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=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/zAeKEGPiSfGfYYM7izHE_01_VS_020117_CoverPhoto_DGTL-1-300x225.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/zAeKEGPiSfGfYYM7izHE_01_VS_020117_CoverPhoto_DGTL-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/zAeKEGPiSfGfYYM7izHE_01_VS_020117_CoverPhoto_DGTL-1-800x599.jpg 800w, 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