Strong and reliable communication is a key part of the space industry. From the signals that make global satellite navigation work to the data we collect from Earth-monitoring missions, space telescopes, human spaceflight and planetary exploration, everything has to be transferred and stored securely \u2013 including the news in ESA\u2019s website. And these data must be available to those who need it, uninterrupted, any time.<\/p>\n
ESA also has to ensure that assets, far more valuable than a web page, are kept secure, such as the ground systems, data centers and networks that support the real-time operation of space missions and services, which are increasingly critical for the daily lives of European citizens.<\/p>\n
Cyber attacks<\/strong><\/p>\n Most organizations are vulnerable to attacks on their data or networks in some way \u2013 often through the Internet, but also through radio signals or other ways. Some will be generic attacks targeting typical weak spots, while others may be specifically directed against a vulnerable node.<\/p>\n Europeans rely on space every day<\/strong><\/p>\n Each year, Europe is becoming more reliant on satellites, and space-based applications are now utterly critical to the large and growing range of services on which our citizens and economies depend. These range from navigation, broadcasting and weather forecasting to monitoring the health of our planet\u2019s climate and the conditions of land, oceans and inhabited areas.<\/p>\n