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Cyber Security of Space Systems ‘Crucial,’ As U.S. Space Force Official Notes Recent Attacks

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Cyber Security of Space Systems ‘Crucial,’ As U.S. Space Force Official Notes Recent Attacks
Pictured is U.S. Space Force Sgt. Dwight Brown, 645th Cyberspace Squadron defensive cyber operations supervisor at Patrick Space Force Base, Fla. on July 5, 2023. The 645th Cyberspace Squadron supports Space Launch Delta 45 by working with intelligence and other agencies to identify and prevent advanced, persistent threats to launches, Space Force said (U.S. Space Force Photo)

A number of recent cyberattacks on space systems highlight the need for their improved security, a U.S. Space Force official said on Nov. 6. "The U.S. and our allied forces must now contend with growing threats from satellite link interceptions," Col. Richard Kniseley, senior materiel leader of the Space Force's commercial space office at Los Angeles AFB, Calif., told attendees at the CyberSatGov conference in Reston, Va.  "This results from advanced jamming techniques and illegal satellite uplinks. Our operations are…

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