The U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence’s National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) issued a bulletin on August 18, alerting the public that foreign intelligence agencies may use cyberattacks, front companies, or traditional espionage to gather sensitive data about American space capabilities or cutting-edge technologies. The threat also mentions the employment of counter space technologies, such as hacking or jamming of satellites, to interfere with or harm American satellite systems.
As noted by the NCSC bulletin, foreign intelligence agencies “recognize the importance of the commercial space industry to the U.S. economy and national security, including the growing dependence of critical infrastructure on space-based assets.”
A set of guidelines is provided in the statement to assist private enterprises in minimizing any potential harm that these espionage attempts may create. The warning comes as funding for the U.S. space sector is rising rapidly with America’s satellite infrastructure expanding at an unparalleled rate.
NCSC further mentions a number of ways that foreign intelligence can seek to gain access to space agencies, to get hold of their insights and new technologies. Some of these methods appeared innoc
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