Not Just Spies and Saboteurs: Satellite Operators Say Cybercrime Is a Constant Threat

When the Space Force discusses the cyber threats faced by the service or the commercial satellite providers it uses, it typically frames the issue as a nation-state one. But for cyber defenders in the commercial space sector responsible for day-to-day operations, the reality is rather different: Like other providers of vital services, satellite companies face a daily onslaught of mostly low-level cyberattacks designed to install ransomware or facilitate other financially motivated crimes.