Space Cyber Threats and Need for Enhanced Resilience of Space Assets

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Space Cyber Threats and Need for Enhanced Resilience of Space Assets

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Space systems represent a vital part of great powers&apos; critical infrastructure and are the concern of national security. Space provides essential civilian and military services which disruption would result in severe consequences leading from economic losses to catastrophic events. However, the emergence of &quot;New Space&quot; with an increased number of commercial enterprises and space systems, accompanied by the worsening relations between major space powers, raises severe concerns about space security and protection of space assets. In addition to that, most space systems are inherently dualuse; being a potential subject of both civilian and military utilization and interest. Accordingly, space powers are actively engaged in developing advanced counterspace capabilities that could be used to their advantage. Nevertheless, despite the security risks, little focus is paid to protecting space assets against cyber-attacks and security breaches. Cyberattacks may diverge from theft or denial of information to control or destruction of satellite systems, their subcomponents, or supporting infrastructure. Cyber-attacks provide advantageous disruptive capability due to its limited attribution, range of effect, flexibility, accessibility and affordable cost. Moreover, space systems often lack substantial cyber resilience, and cyberattacks can be combined with other counterspace capabilities such as electronic or kinetic anti-satellite weapons for decisive outcomes. Thus, the article aims to illuminate the opportunities and consequences of malicious space cyber operations and address cyber protection of space assets. The article elaborates on cyber threats that could be used for offensive and hybrid operations in outer space and discusses their implications for space relations and space warfare strategies. The emphasis is given on the space weaponization and perception of space as a new theatre of war in the reflection of the deficient space regime and the need for enhanced cyber resilience of space assets.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Space Cyber Threats and Need for Enhanced Resilience of Space Assets

Popis výsledku anglicky

Space systems represent a vital part of great powers&apos; critical infrastructure and are the concern of national security. Space provides essential civilian and military services which disruption would result in severe consequences leading from economic losses to catastrophic events. However, the emergence of &quot;New Space&quot; with an increased number of commercial enterprises and space systems, accompanied by the worsening relations between major space powers, raises severe concerns about space security and protection of space assets. In addition to that, most space systems are inherently dualuse; being a potential subject of both civilian and military utilization and interest. Accordingly, space powers are actively engaged in developing advanced counterspace capabilities that could be used to their advantage. Nevertheless, despite the security risks, little focus is paid to protecting space assets against cyber-attacks and security breaches. Cyberattacks may diverge from theft or denial of information to control or destruction of satellite systems, their subcomponents, or supporting infrastructure. Cyber-attacks provide advantageous disruptive capability due to its limited attribution, range of effect, flexibility, accessibility and affordable cost. Moreover, space systems often lack substantial cyber resilience, and cyberattacks can be combined with other counterspace capabilities such as electronic or kinetic anti-satellite weapons for decisive outcomes. Thus, the article aims to illuminate the opportunities and consequences of malicious space cyber operations and address cyber protection of space assets. The article elaborates on cyber threats that could be used for offensive and hybrid operations in outer space and discusses their implications for space relations and space warfare strategies. The emphasis is given on the space weaponization and perception of space as a new theatre of war in the reflection of the deficient space regime and the need for enhanced cyber resilience of space assets.

Druh

D - Stať ve sborníku

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50601 - Political science

Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2021

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název statě ve sborníku

Proceeding of the 20th European Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security

ISBN

978-1-912764-43-3

ISSN

2048-8610

e-ISSN

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Počet stran výsledku

7

Strana od-do

542-548

Název nakladatele

Academic Conferences International Limited

Místo vydání

Reading, UK

Místo konání akce

Chester

Datum konání akce

24. 6. 2021

Typ akce podle státní příslušnosti

WRD - Celosvětová akce

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