At a glance.
- Space systems as critical infrastructure.
- Comment on proposed US SEC cyber risk management and disclosure rules.
Securing the final frontier.
As Via Satellite notes, the White House has been debating for months whether critical infrastructure cyberspace includes, well, literal space. During the Value of Space Summit hosted by Space ISAC and The Aerospace Corporation in October, Lockheed Martin senior fellow Dr. Dawn Beyer stated, “I’m surprised that the United States is still talking about whether or not space should be part of the critical infrastructure — I don’t think our adversaries are struggling with that question,” referencing China’s reported recent testing of a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile. Experts worry that rivals see space as a chink in the US’s cybersecurity armor, especially distressing as the ongoing war in Ukraine has officials warning of almost inevitable Russian cyberagression. Samuel Visner, technical fellow for MITRE, explained, “Our adversaries see space as critical to their national interest. Frankly, I think they see [space] as a vulnerability to our national interest that they can exploit in support of their national…
