Hacking in space: Not as tough as you might think www.darkreading.com/cloud-sec…

Space assets like satellites are more vulnerable to threat actors than you might think, with even script kiddies having an opportunity to take a whack at an orbiting object.

That’s according to Barbara Grofe, space asset security architect at engineering and cybersecurity services firm Spartan Corp. In an RSAC Conference 2025 session yesterday, “Space Assets Resiliency: Protecting Against Current Attack Techniques,” she discussed how space assets such as satellites and planned energy weapons could be vulnerable to cyberattacks — as well as what all defenders can take away from this emerging technological reality.