"Lawmakers Reintroduce Legislation to Bolster Satellite Cybersecurity"

A bipartisan pair of senators have reintroduced legislation that would require the US Homeland Security Department's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to provide streamlined information and resources to commercial satellite owners and operators to help them better defend against cyberattacks on their systems. The bill aims to improve commercial satellite digital security by offering stronger strategies and suggestions for protecting critical operations from attacks. The Satellite Cybersecurity Act would require CISA to unify voluntary satellite cybersecurity guidelines, including guidance targeted for small businesses, to help companies understand how to better secure their systems. The agency would be expected to create "a publicly available, online resource" that gives commercial satellite owners and operators access to "satellite-specific cybersecurity resources and recommendations to secure their networks." In recent years, US officials have warned of the growing cyber threat that hostile nation-states pose to the operations of critical commercial and government satellites. For example, Russian hackers launched a cyberattack against a satellite broadband service used by the Ukrainian military as part of an effort to disrupt their communications networks. This article continues to discuss the bipartisan proposal that directs CISA to provide commercial satellite owners and operators with more resources and recommendations to improve their cyber protections.

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