Experts from Amazon Web Services, IBM, Lockheed Martin and Boeing have warned that reprogrammable satellites must have resilient cybersecurity. The report by the Defense Science Board (DSB) said it was “highly likely” that a catastrophic failure of one or more of these systems could result in an attack on critical U.S. military assets. But a panel at the Satellite 2019 conference said the devices also needed "much greater security capabilities" to limit cyber attacks and prevent their exploitation.
Experts from Amazon Web Services, IBM, Lockheed Martin and Boeing have warned that reprogrammable satellites must have resilient cybersecurity. Manufacturers are increasingly interested in developing satellites that can be reprogrammed in space to reflect changing customer demands. But a panel at the Satellite 2019 conference said the devices also needed "much greater security capabilities" to limit cyber attacks and prevent their exploitation.