US Cybersecurity Efforts for Spacecraft Are Up in the Air

Robert Lemos at Dark Reading covered the state of US spacecraft cybersecurity, examining how private manufacturers now handle the majority of space infrastructure without adequate security requirements. I was quoted on the gap between the Spacecraft Cybersecurity Act’s proposal and the industry’s actual progress in adopting meaningful security standards.

The core point: manufacturers are not proactively meeting cybersecurity best practices, and the lack of movement on the Spacecraft Cybersecurity Act is particularly concerning given the current threat environment. Supply chain breaches targeting government systems have made this a more urgent conversation than it was when the bill was introduced, yet the regulatory framework remains stalled.

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