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US-based Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center announces a new Aussie hub to help boost cyber security in Australian and global space operations.
South Australia will host a new expansion of the US-based Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center, also known as Space ISAC.
The Space ISAC Australia Global Hub aims to directly address global challenges in cyber security in the space sector by boosting collaboration between national and international stakeholders in the space, intelligence, and cyber security sectors.
The Australia Global Hub will also add to the global network capacity of the Space ISAC Watch Centre.
Byron Riessen, space and global lead partner for GRAVITY Challenge at Deloitte, will represent the Australia Global Hub on the Space ISAC board of directors.
“From a national security context, there is ever-increasing activity of cyber threats in space just like the ones businesses and governments are prioritising to attention every day,” Riessen said in a statement today (10 December).
“Deloitte is delighted to support the establishment of the Space ISAC’s Australian Global Hub as it provides an opportunity for the Australian space ecosystem to work alongside global stakeholders in addressing these types of issues, to inform emerging new space cyber standards and to enter global supply chains.”
Erin Miller, executive director of Space ISAC, said the creation of the Australia Global Hub “propels threat sharing and operational collaboration to a new moment where collective defence means aligning public and private space sectors globally to improve the overall resilience of the space industry”.
Matt Opie, chief executive of Defence SA and the South Australian Space Industry Centre (SASIC), said the creation of the hub is a victory for South Australia.
“We welcome the opportunity for South Australia to take a lead in supporting this initiative. Partnerships between industry, government and academia will be critical in addressing the pressing challenges in space and cyber,” Opie said.
“Being part of the Space ISAC is an important step that will drive global cooperation and coordination to support a safe and secure future for Australian space missions and services.”
SASIC is a founding board member of the Australia Global Hub.
David Hollingworth has been writing about technology for over 20 years, and has worked for a range of print and online titles in his career. He is enjoying getting to grips with cyber security, especially when it lets him talk about Lego.
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