Two top intelligence officials from both the U.S. Space Force and U.S. Space Command said Tuesday that China’s innovation in space – and specifically with satellites – over the last decade is one of the nation’s top threats to space capabilities.   […]

With the growth of the global space economy expected to reach more than $1 trillion by 2030, the FBI – alongside the National Counterintelligence and Security Center and the Air Force Office of Special Investigations – is warning that adversaries will leverage cyberattacks to gain access to the U.S. space industry. […]

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To compel satellite operators to better protect their networks from malicious hackers, a new report from CSC 2.0 – the successor to the Cyberspace Solarium Commission – is arguing that space systems should be officially designated as critical infrastructure by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). […]

The Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) and the National Space Council convened government and industry leaders this week to discuss bolstering cybersecurity in the space systems ecosystem, and the White House tasked several Federal agencies with new marching orders to start pushing toward that goal. […]

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The State Department announced today that it has officially launched its long-awaited Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy (CDP), which will “address the national security challenges, economic opportunities, and implications for U.S. values associated with cyberspace, digital technologies, and digital policy.” […]

Rep. Jim Langevin, D-R.I., long a leading voice on cybersecurity policy and a member of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission, argued this week that the establishment of internationally accepted norms of behavior in cyberspace is one of the keys to improving the United States’ cybersecurity posture. […]

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