The intersection of cybersecurity and space doesn’t seem like an area that affects everyone. But we all rely on satellites for a multitude of things, from live television broadcasts to buying a latte to global positioning systems that tell us where we are and how to get from here to there.
That satellites are high stakes for hackers is an understatement. And the potential for cyberattacks in space is only going to increase as commerce takes off into orbit. But how many kindergarten kids would choose difference between computer science and computer engineering as their career day pick?
“Cybersecurity doesn’t only involve computer experts; it also involves everybody who has a computing device that is connected to the internet,” said Trung T. Pham (pictured, left), professor and researcher at the United States Air Force Academy. “And this participation is obviously everybody in today’s environment.”
Speaking as part of the Space & Cybersecurity Symposium 2020 panel on “Preparing Students for the Jobs of Today & Tomorrow,” Pham emphasized the wide reach of cybersecurity in space and its importance to the future workforce. “Cybersecurity is everywhere, and it implies job opportunity everywhere for everybody in every discipline of study,” he said.
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