CYSEC ON SOON-TO-COME CYSAT
Our pleasure to reproduce a post by our friends of CYSEC, which gives details on the content of the next CYSAT MAY 20):
The satellites we launch today must remain secure in a future where current cryptography may no longer hold. Unlike terrestrial systems, space infrastructure is built to last for decades, with little to no possibility for updates once deployed. This creates a fundamental challenge: the lifetime of the asset exceeds the lifetime of its security assumptions. With the rise of quantum computing, this gap becomes critical. Many space communication systems rely on cryptographic schemes that could be weakened, or broken, by quantum algorithms. And the risk is already here , with “harvest now, decrypt later” strategies targeting sensitive data transmitted today.
The panel “Quantum Resilience for Space Systems: Preparing the Transition to Post-Quantum Security” , moderated by Erin M. Miller, Executive Director, Space ISAC, will expand the discussion from technical solutions to ecosystem readiness.
Last call to register here
GUARDIAN 360 – THE NETHERLANDS
These are exciting times at Guardian360.
Across the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, we’re seeing a marked increase in demand for our services. The growing focus on cyber resilience is part of the story, but it’s the combination of NIS2 compliance requirements and the personal liability implications for directors and board members that is really concentrating minds. If you’ve noticed more conversations starting with “our board wants to understand our exposure” you’re not alone.
At the same time, the AI landscape continues to evolve at such a fast pace that James Bond would struggle to keep up. New models appear almost weekly, and the implications for our industry are significant. Within Guardian360 we are actively exploring how to deploy AI and AI Agents in a way that is safe, scalable and stable so that our partners can adopt these capabilities with confidence, and we can take responsibility for their proper functioning. No rushing to market with half-baked features; thoughtful integration is the name of the game.
On the road: Earlier this month I attended Forum InCyber in Lille, which proved to be a fantastic opportunity to connect with potential partners in France. The initial conversations have been very promising, and we’re looking forward to exploring those relationships further. And for those keeping score: the most recent edition of CloudFest was our most successful one yet. We had the pleasure of meeting a considerable number of prospective partners from Germany and the Netherlands, and the energy around Lighthouse was palpable.
Beyond OSINT we need your input: Many of you know that we’ve been researching ways to provide richer intelligence within Lighthouse [Guardian360’ system]. Our original working title was “OSINT monitoring”, but as our thinking has matured, we’ve realised that not everything we want to surface is strictly open source. Threat intelligence feeds, leaked credential alerts and other curated data sources go well beyond what the term OSINT covers. We’re therefore shaping a broader intelligence monitoring service one that combines open source data with carefully vetted threat intelligence.
HARFANGLAB SUPPORTS NATO LARGEST CYBERDEFENSE EXERCISE
HARFANGLAB is about to supply its EDR to Locked Shields. Locked Shields is the largest and most complex international live-fire cyber defense exercise in the world, organized every year since 2010 by NATO’s Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE). This year’s edition brings together more than 4,000 participants from 40 countries around the world. Several teams from public and private entities compete to respond to national-level cyber crises. The exercise aims to strengthen and develop the cyber defense capabilities of the participating nations, to promote cooperation between public, private, and multinational actors, as well as to accelerate innovation in the cyber field.
