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DoD CIO Urges Vendors To Ensure Their Commercial Satellite Systems Are Cyber Secure

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, May 24th, 2023

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DoD CIO Urges Vendors To Ensure Their Commercial Satellite Systems Are Cyber Secure

John Sherman, DoD's CIO

ST. LOUIS—As commercial companies increasingly put more computing power on their satellites and related systems, there needs to be a commitment by industry and users to bolster the cybersecurity of these technologies, the Defense Department’s top information officer said on Wednesday. “Let's have cybersecurity on those capabilities, whether it's on the downlink, whether it's on the transect between satellites and relays or wherever it is, we must apply cybersecurity principles to what we're doing on space,” John Sherman said at…

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