U.S. Military Satellites Are Prime Targets For A Cyber Attack

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Zak Doffman, Forbes: U.S. Military Satellites Likely Cyber Attacked By China Or Russia Or Both: Report

Cyberwarfare hit the headlines last month when the U.S. retaliated against Iran's downing of a surveillance drone with an offensive cyber strike to disable the computer systems used to control rocket and missile launches. The U.S. compromising Iran's core command and control systems was a "game changer," and I reported it as such.

New research from a leading defense think tank has turned the tables on that theory, suggesting U.S. and NATO command and control systems are themselves open to compromise because of vulnerabilities in the satellite systems carrying mission-critical data. Cyber attacks on satellites "have the potential to wreak havoc on strategic weapons systems and undermine deterrence by creating uncertainty and confusion," Chatham House claims, "a significant and complex challenge due to the absence of a warning and speed of an attack, the difficulty of attribution, and the complexities associated with a proportionate response."

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WNU Editor:  In any major conflict it is a guarantee that these military satellites will be high valued targets to be neutralized.