CyberScoop reports that space systems are being sought by the Cyberspace Solarium Commission to be designated as the 17th critical infrastructure sector in a bid to pressure the adoption of stronger cybersecurity defenses among satellite operators.
"Without a domestic terrorism statute" at hand, counterterrorism expert Mubin Shaikh told Newsweek, "the full weight of U.S. law cannot be brought to bear."
Domestic violent extremists "adhering to a range of ideologies will likely continue to plot and encourage physical attacks against electrical infrastructure," according to a DHS report obtained by
"Once the shots are fired, there is no putting the genie back in the bottle," former National Security Council Eastern European Affairs director Alexander Vindman told Newsweek.
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