The new rules, detailed in Space Policy Directive-5 (SPD-5), are meant to establish a cybersecurity baseline for all space-bound craft, systems, networks, and communications channels built and operated by US government agencies and commercial space entities.
US officials fear that US entities active in space might face cyber attacks that may “deny, degrade, or disrupt space operations, or even destroy satellites.”
“Examples of malicious cyber activities harmful to space operations include spoofing sensor data; corrupting sensor systems; jamming or sending unauthorized commands for guidance and control; injecting malicious code; and conducting denial-of-service attacks,” said officials.
According to SPD-5, these threats could be mitigated through a set of best practices, already well-established, and applied in other industry sectors.
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