ARTICLE | August 16, 2018

Could Satellite Communication Systems (SATCOMs) be too Easy to Hack?

Asgardia – Satellite communication systems (SATCOMs) allow us to send and receive information from around the world; they are the power behind our internet, TVs, phones, radios, military operations, and more. Currently, there are over 2,000 communications satellites orbiting our planet, and as per the cybersecurity company IOActive, they are scarily easy to hack.

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