AIAA Panel: How Does Cybersecurity in Space Differ from on the Ground? (NO PRESS)

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Presented at Suitsandspooks 2016 by

Dave Lavallee

Jandria Alexander

Howie Weiss

Traditional hacking skills are only half of the equation for a threat actor trying to take over a space-based asset. Once a spacecraft or ground station is penetrated, a sophisticated attacker needs to know how to cause harm to an on-orbit system. This discussion would look at several threat surfaces and how security professionals are working to secure them. Data-link security – Space systems are controlled by a data link from the ground. How secure is that link?