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The Office of Space Commerce promotes the development and implementation of cybersecurity standards and measures to protect commercial space systems from malign actors, consistent with Space Policy Directive-5, Cybersecurity Principles for Space Systems.
On January 16, President Biden signed an Executive Order on Strengthening and Promoting Innovation in the Nation’s Cybersecurity. The order includes specific measures to protect space systems. View Executive Order at whitehouse.gov View fact sheet at whitehouse.gov Section 3, “Improving …
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On January 14, Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves released a report on the Commerce Department’s commercial space accomplishments during his and Secretary Raimondo’s tenure. The report covers many achievements across multiple bureaus of the Department, including those of NOAA …
Today, Vice President Kamala Harris convened the third meeting of the National Space Council under the Biden-Harris Administration. Representing the Department of Commerce, Deputy Secretary Don Graves spoke about the Department’s key roles in weather and climate monitoring, space situational …
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On Thursday, Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves joined other top leaders from the government and the U.S. space industry at the White House for a forum discussing cybersecurity in the space systems ecosystem and driving action for critical cybersecurity …
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Space Cybersecurity Symposium III:Global and Applied Topics Department of Commerce | Department of Homeland Security Thursday, June 16, 202210:00 am – 3:00 pm EDT The Department of Commerce and the Department of Homeland Security invite you to their third jointly hosted …
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On March 17, 2022, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following notice and encouraged its widest dissemination. Critical Infrastructure Partners, The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory …
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(UPDATED) On October 13, 2021, the Department of Commerce (DOC) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) held their second jointly hosted space cybersecurity symposium. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves delivered opening remarks. View remarks at commerce.gov This was …
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a draft report titled “Introduction to Cybersecurity for Commercial Satellite Operations.” This draft report describes cybersecurity concepts with regard to crewless, commercial space operations. The document is an information reference for …
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Inaugural Space Cybersecurity Symposium:Access for Start-ups Department of Commerce | Department of Homeland Security Wednesday, May 5, 202110:00 am – 4:00 pm EDT Cybersecurity measures and policies are ubiquitous in the design, development, delivery, and operation of components supporting American …
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Kevin O’Connell, Director of the Office of Space Commerce, spoke about space situational awareness at the 21st Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies (AMOS) Conference, held virtually. Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery. Greetings and Aloha to …
Today, President Donald J. Trump issued Space Policy Directive-5 (SPD-5), the Nation’s first comprehensive cybersecurity policy for space systems. View SPD-5 at archives.gov View fact sheet at archives.gov (PDF) SPD-5 establishes key cybersecurity principles to guide and serve as the …
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On June 12, Office of Space Commerce Director Kevin O’Connell delivered the closing keynote speech for CyberSat Digital Week (June 8-12, 2020), an online event dedicated to space cybersecurity. Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery. Good morning and …