Satellite Cyber Attack Search and Destroy
Abstract
This chapter discusses satellite cyber attacks with regard to hacking, interference, and jamming. For the past several years, we have been notified that sunspot activity could disrupt Earth’s communications. In fact, there have been numerous cell phone outages owing to sunspots. This disruption has a significant impact on the daily life of humans on this planet. Nearly all disruptions we have experienced have been the result of natural acts. Imagine if someone had the capability to hack a satellite. This type of activity appears in movies: Hackers release malicious software installed on a system that modifies the geographic positioning ...
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