Germany unveils plan to tackle cyber attacks on satellites
The German Federal Office for Information Security has put out an IT baseline protection profile for space infrastructure amid concerns that attackers could turn their gaze skywards., published last week, is the result of a year of work by Airbus Defence and Space, the German Space Agency at the German Aerospace Center , and BSI, among others.
The guide categorizes the protection requirements of various satellite missions from"Normal" to"Very High" with the goal of covering as many missions as possible. It is also intended to cover information security from manufacture through to operation of satellites. The"Normal" category correlates to damage that is limited and manageable."High" is high-consequence damage that"can significantly limit the operation of the satellite system." As for"Very High," the attack could result in shutdown and"reach an existentially threatening, catastrophic extent for the operator or the manufacturer."
The detail is impressive, although the document is more a baseline of what requires attention rather than a straightforward set of instructions. Phases of the satellite lifecycle includes design, testing, transport, commissioning operation, and finally decommissioning. Then there are the networks and applications used to support the spacecraft itself, right down the level of subnet or server room.
As satellites get smarter, their attack surface area increases. In addition, disrupting constellations and communications is arguably yet another front for conflicts. The European Space Agency invited hackers to have a crack at its OPS-SAT spacecraft
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