Program Sikkerhetsfestivalen 2026

National Security

Ground Control to Major Tom: your circuit's dead! - Space Cybersecurity

Tirsdag 5 · Kulturhuset Banken, Festsalen

EnglishDetailed 40 min

Nicolò Boschetti

Nicolò Boschetti

Blekinge tekniska högskola (BTH) - Systems Engineering - Researcher

Nicolò Boschetti is a Ph.D. Candidate in Aerospace Engineering at Cornell University and Forskarassistent (Research Assistant) in the Systems Engineering Department at Blekinge Institute of Technology (BTH).

He is the Secretary of the IEEE Standard Association Space Systems Cybersecurity Technical Standard Working Group and the Technical Lead of the UN-backed Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC)'s Space & Cyber Project Group.

Nicolò’s research centers on the security of space systems, particularly the cyber and electronic security of the ground segment and satellite-based telecommunications networks. His research is currently funded by the NATO Science for Peace and Security Programme as part of the Hybrid Space/Submarine Architecture Ensuring the Information Security of Telecommunications (HEIST) project. Additionally, he investigates the security of space infrastructure in the Arctic, examining its connection to the deployment of emergent and disruptive technologies amid evolving international tensions.

He holds a B.A. in International and Diplomatic Sciences from the University of Bologna, an M.A. in Politics and Economics of Eurasia from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO), where he focused on Russian foreign policy in outer space security, an M.S.E. in Systems Engineering from Johns Hopkins University, and an M.S.E. in Aerospace Engineering from Cornell University.

Financial transactions, communications, transportation, weather forecasts, and even food delivery depend on space systems. Thousands of satellites orbit the Earth, enabling a myriad of crucial services for our societies. Even though they are far above ground, they can still be disrupted with dramatic consequences for millions of people. When, just hours before the Russian invasion, the Ukrainian army’s internet stopped working due to a cyber attack, everyone was reminded of the fragility of our space infrastructure. Such critical foundations of modern economies and national security can be easily disrupted using cyber tools.

This session introduces the fundamentals of space systems, highlighting their cyber vulnerabilities and explaining what makes space cybersecurity distinct from other domains. By discussing the 2022 Viasat attack and other real-world examples, we will explore how space systems can be disrupted and why this matters for the security community and society as a whole.

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