[1]The Space Force Should Improve the Cybersecurity of Space Assets:
President Trump offered his [2]support last month for the creation
of a Space Force within the U.S. military. In a [3]paper released
last week, my Harvard colleague Greg Falco argues that one of the
first missions for this new force should be to improve the
cybersecurity of space assets. This proposal is worthy of deep
consideration as the cybersecurity of space assets remains a top, if
underexamined, priority for national security, and the opportunity
to shape the roles and missions of a new Space Force will soon pass.
Falco does not hype the threat, but his assessment of the risks are
sobering: The consequences of disrupting or degrading connectivity
are striking when one considers how much of U.S. critical
infrastructure relies on connectivity in or through space. His
recommendations take a similarly balanced approach and offer
interested policymakers a few potential steps to get started, such
as modifying pertinent sections of the Code of Federal Regulations.
One area that could benefit from future research is how to
deconflict roles and missions between a Space Force (or the military
in general), the Department of Homeland Security, NASA and other
parts of the federal government. This specific issue is a bit beyond
the scope of Falco's paper, but it reflects a challenge that still
seems to bedevil federal cybersecurity policy: Who exactly is in
charge of what? Space assets and affiliated organizations span the
military, civilian government and multiple private-sector spheres.
Perhaps more than any other sector of the U.S. economy and society,
improving the cybersecurity of space assets really will require a
whole-of-nation approach.
(Via [4]Lawfare - Hard National Security Choices)
It's a stupid name. However, I generally agree that this should be job
#1. The risks are simply too great to delay action in understanding,
mitigating, and remediating (where possible).
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[5]Twitter
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My original entry is here: [6]The Space Force Should Improve the
Cybersecurity of Space Assets. It posted Thu, 19 Jul 2018 12:19:06
+0000.
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References
1.
https://www.lawfareblog.com/space-force-should-improve-cybersecurity-space-assets
2.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/18/us/politics/trump-space-force-sixth-military-branch.html
3.
https://www.belfercenter.org/publication/job-one-space-force-space-asset-cybersecurity
4.
https://www.lawfareblog.com/recent
5.
https://twitter.com/TokyoGringo/status/1019920775552421889
6.
https://www.prjorgensen.com/?p=1294
