T-Minus: Space-Cyber Briefing
T-Minus: Space-Cyber Briefing from N2K CyberWire is your source for understanding the critical security connections between space and Earth, linking the technologies, policies, and organizations shaping non-terrestrial networks and the expanded attack surface.
Each week, we cover space and cyber developments that bridge technology, commerce, and innovation. We are the cybersecurity industry's source for understanding how space-based infrastructure reshapes digital networks, risk, and resilience globally.
T-Minus: Space-Cyber Briefing publishes every Sunday alongside the free Signals and Space newsletter covering the intersection of cybersecurity and space.
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As the world prepares itself for quantum computing, governments and private space enterprises alike are looking to get ahead of the technology and manage the rapidly-accelerating risks. In this week’s episode, host Maria Varmazis sits down with Eddy Zervigon, CEO of Quantum XChange to discuss the impacts that the post-quantum world will have impact on the space sector. During the conversation, they explore what stakeholders are doing to prepare themselves for Q-day and what a post-quantum world could look like.
Over the past two decades, the space industry has changed dramatically, evolving from a largely government led effort to one that is now rooted in private enterprises driving growth and innovation. In this week’s episode, host Maria Varmazis sits down with Damian DiPippa, CEO of Auria Space, to discuss how the commercialization of the space industry is driving new changes. During the conversation, they explore the future of command and control, cyber resilience, and the growing partnership between commercial and national security space.
Despite the space sector seeing greater investment and attention year-over-year, the sector still remains bound by an outdated and ineffective supply chain, especially in the United States. In this week’s episode, host Maria Varmazis sits down with Doug Anderson, Partner at PwC, and Steve Jordan-Tomaszewski, Vice President of the Space Systems Division at AIA, to dive into PwC’s recent study looking at the sector’s supply chain limitations. During the conversation, they examine the supply chain’s base risks and bottlenecks, and what strategies can be utilized to address these concerns.
Navigating the GPS threat landscape, with Brandon Karpf.
Traditionally, GPS jamming attacks have been confined to the ground; however, new data shows that these attacks could be moving to target signals before they even reach the ground. In this week’s episode, host Maria Varmazis sits down with Dave Bittner and Brandon Karpf to discuss recent research that suggests the attack landscape for GPS attacks is expanding. If this research is accurate, these attacks represent a significant evolution for how defenders think about this critical technology.
Securing satellites already in space, with journalist Shaun Waterman.
For years, space cybersecurity has been a long sought after goal, but due to operational constraints, it was largely unfeasible. In this week’s episode, host Maria Varmazis sits down with journalist Shaun Waterman to discuss his recent article “The Newest Space Race is Cyber.” As space has increasingly become a critical infrastructure component, industry leaders and security agencies alike have begun to launch new initiatives to improve capabilities both on the ground and in orbit.

