The sky is the limit for space security specialist professionals.
That’s because more than ever, governments, organizations and companies are turning to space security professionals for help and advice regarding cyber-attacks.
Amid escalating cyber activity in general, cyber criminals are now more aggressively targeting the satellite arena, highlighting the ease in attacking this infrastructure and the difficulty in defending it.
A good example of this occurred early in 2022 when the FBI and CISA warned that attacks against satellite ground-based and space-based infrastructure could become a reality — and it soon did.
Last year nation-state operations targeted ViaSat and SpaceX’s Starlink satellites, forcing governments and aerospace companies to create defenses against the attacks.
Another example: In the early days of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Russia-aligned hackers targeted the ground-based segment of ViaSat’s satellite communications network, taking internet modems offline throughout Europe.
Soon after that attack, Russia also targeted the distributed satellite internet service Starlink, according to government officials and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, which has been critical for providing the Ukraine war effort with internet connectivity.
Starlink was then in the crosshairs again with Russia-linked Killnet APT targeting it with a DDoS campaign that made the service inaccessible for several hours.
The possible scenarios that haven’t occurred yet are also disturbing. Chinese researchers have proposed a 10 megaton nuclear blast 50 miles from the Earth’s surface as a way to disable Starlink satellites that pass through the blast’s nuclear cloud.
Consequently, real and proposed cyber threats such as these have greatly increased the significance of International Society of Space Security Specialists (IS4.org), an authority for certified space security specialist providing the information, tools and insights to help you grow and excel in your career as a Certified Space Security Specialist Professional (CSSSP).
Analysts contend IS4.org’s CSSSP and other IS4 certification programs are impactful for participants as well as the future of nations that increasingly rely on the space industry for everything from communications to national security.
Want to know more? Tonex offers Certified Space Security Specialist Professional (CSSSP) training, a 5-day course ideal for space and security practitioners, analysts, engineers, managers and executives interested in proving their knowledge across space security practices and principles.
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