William Slater's CYBR 515 Blog

William Slater's CYBR 515 Blog
CYBR 515 - Security Architecture and Design

Sunday, October 30, 2011

Post 042 - CYBR 515




Newly Discovered Information: Chinese Hackers Attacked U.S. Satellites in 2007 and 2008

This is amazing. Why would our friends do something like this to American satellites?

Source: http://unionresourcecenter.com/wp/?p=9168

“Such interference poses numerous potential threats, particularly if achieved against satellites with more sensitive functions,” according to the draft. “Access to a satellite‘s controls could allow an attacker to damage or destroy the satellite. An attacker could also deny or degrade as well as forge or otherwise manipulate the satellite’s transmission.”

More Information is in this BBC article:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15490687

More Information is also in this Bloomburg article:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-27/chinese-military-suspected-in-hacker-attacks-on-u-s-satellites.html

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William F. Slater, III, M.S., MBA, PMP, CISSP, SSCP, CISA, MCITP, MCSE, ISO 20000, ISO 27002, MCP #3585

Project Manager / Program Manager
Chicago, IL
slater@billslater.com
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