Report: Satellites at Risk of Hacks

Report: Satellites at Risk of Hacks
Kevin Poulsen, SecurityFocus 2002-10-03

Want to find the most-ignored cybersecurity hole in America's critical infrastructure? Congressional investigators say, Look up!

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global issue 2002-10-08
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Satellite DOS attacks have ALWAYS been possible. 2002-10-09
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Report: Satellites at Risk of Hacks 2002-10-12
Mahipal (India) (1 replies)

I do not realy think that attacking a communication satellite or hacking a control channel is so easy. The reason being, these satellites use a very narrow beam with high power to transmit control signals and also the recieving antennas on the satellites are pointing always towards the earth stations. This makes it highly impossible to send false control signal from a remote location without being in or around the earth control station even if we are having high power transmitters. The latest generation of satellites have also started using a signal lock function and they generate an alarm every time the control signal lock is broken.

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