Spacing Out...Satellite Cybersecurity

Weapons of Mass Disruption

Have you ever thought about how much of your daily experience is satellite driven? Maybe you used a map or GPS application to find your way somewhere today. Possibly you live streamed your favorite show or movie, or have plans to do that when you get home later.Maybe you listed to satellite radio during the commute. When the USSR launched Sputnik 1 in 1957, the world watched with wonder as the first satellite orbited the earth. Today, there are over 5,500 active satellites orbiting the earth, and one estimate predicts the launch of an additional 58,000 satellites by the year 2030! On this episode of WMD, Dr. Tamara Schwartz talks withYork College cybersecurity management student Lance Fries about the proliferation of satellites and the startling absence of public policy.