This month’s issue of SatMagazine ran an article by SRT CTO Conrad Smith called Hacking Satellites – The New Frontier in Security Breaches.
High-profile breaches of companies including Target, JPMorgan Chase and Sony have highlighted the need for greater cybersecurity. As these attacks increase in frequency, sophistication and severity, satellite communications present the next logical targets. Successful satellite breaches could have devastating effects in areas from military operations to oil and gas pipelines; from terrestrial communications to financial markets.
Conrad’s article discusses the history of known satellite hacks, the most common vulnerabilities attackers exploit, and the best practices SRT employs to protect their satcoms solutions.
You can read it in full here.
