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Why ensuring
cybersecurity of space
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ardly a day goes by without a cybersecurity to improve its security of systems and space
attack being announced on the news. operations. With support from the Belgian Federal
These attacks threaten critical infrastructure, Science Policy Office, ESA is developing a series
sensitive information, strategic relationships, or, of space-related cybersecurity trainings at the
even worse, financial actors. Aerospace systems ESA Redu Centre in Belgium. “This is a long-term,
are not immune to this threat. “Satellites handling innovative action involving academic partners such
highly sensitive data, which are ultra-complex, as the Royal Military Academy of Belgium and the
are becoming targets of the hackers,” said Andre Free University of Brussels in collaboration with a
Sincennes, RHEA Group’s managing director. private partner, Vitrociset Belgium. Our ambition is
European satellite missions are also a target to place ESA and Belgium at the forefront of the
of cyber-attacks. “Originally, the mission of the fight against cyber-attacks on space operations
European Space Agency was purely civil. But the and systems,” explained Sincennes.
scientific information that is archived and distributed The first phase of this cyber awareness and
through its satellites is becoming an attractive cybersecurity training of ESA staff started in 2016
capital for other agencies, states, and private and will end in May 2017. This is a multi-year
companies. That’s why it has become essential to commitment to positioning ESA and the Redu Centre
ensure cybersecurity,” stated Sincennes. as the Belgian infrastructure to receive European
Given this growing threat, ESA has taken measures security and rescue governmental programs.