[Air-L] VIDEO – Mar 27 CMIST – Laura DeNardis – Cyber Flashpoints in Space

[Joly MacFie]

This is not an ISOC LIVE webcast, but I did get permission to transcribe
and summarize. We have previously seen Dr. DeNardis talk about
Interplanetary Internet Governance <https://isoc.live/16275/>, back in Feb
2023, but this is the first talk on space cyber, at least that I have
discovered. Lauryn William, as a former Director for Strategy in the White
House Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD), where she led efforts
to enhance space system cybersecurity, makes a formidable respondent.

Dr. DeNardis will be expanding on this theme at the *IPNSIG Space Summit
2025 <https://www.ipnsig.org/summit2025>* which is scheduled for July 7–11,
2025.


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*March 27 2025*, the *Carnegie Mellon Institute for Strategy and Technology
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(CMIST), as part of its *Scientists and Strategists Speaker Series
<http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=5d5a0482317f2f3e05cf6142b0e857d03fd8f0e6cb45e6b8e438e9a119e57051&blog_id=151329629&post_id=19268&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=e99de56b2c7b22c88ccedcb9575e7577&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cueW91dHViZS5jb20vcGxheWxpc3Q/bGlzdD1QTFV4RHQ2ZEp3Y1EyLTY4NDNTNEg5RDltTlpiR2k2cWJE&email_id=b7f13560d3987000ba9b13af05f6c5fe>*,
hosted *Laura DeNardis
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speaking on '*Cyber Flashpoints in Space*'.

Almost every critical digital system on Earth—from navigation and financial
platforms to national security and the Internet—now heavily relies on
space-based infrastructure. However, satellites and space infrastructure
face rising threats, such as disruptive attacks from energy weapons,
robotic arms in space, and direct-ascent anti-satellite (ASAT) missiles.
Additionally, satellite congestion and space debris increase the risk of
collisions. Not only is there no sovereignty in space, but the primary
stakeholders have also shifted from a handful of nation-state space powers
to dozens of spacefaring nations, with a simultaneous increase in
privatization. In this talk, Dr. DeNardis discusses some of the most
promising strategies for securing cyber infrastructure in space. Looking
beyond low-Earth orbit and geosynchronous satellite technologies, efforts
are underway to build a solar-system Internet. Given the rapid pace of
innovation, Dr. DeNardis addresses the critical anticipatory governance and
coordination questions that must be answered now to ensure the design and
security of a solar-system Internet for the benefit of humanity.

*PRESENTER*
*Dr. Laura DeNardis* - Georgetown University

*RESPONDENT*
*Lauryn Williams* - Non-Resident Fellow, CMIST (former DoD)

*HOST / MODERATOR*
*Dr. Audrey Kurth Cronin* - Director, CMIST

*YOUTUBE
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| TRANSCRIPT
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| SUMMARY
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