On 17 September 2020, blockchain firm Xage Security announced it had been awarded a contract by the Air Force Research Lab to support the U.S. Space Force (USSF) for cybersecurity. Xage Security will be responsible for evaluating and preparing their blockchain-based end-to-end protection solution across civilian and military assets. Space defense was originally part of the Air Force but in December 2019 it became an independent branch of the armed forces.
The USSF is heavily reliant on technology and requires a solution that ensures confidentiality, cyber-security, and data integrity across multiple platforms and organizations. They hope to leverage blockchain technology to both combat and prevent even the most sophisticated cyberattacks.
Blockchain-based solution Security Fabric claims to be able to handle the extraordinary requirements of space. Breaking down some of the needs, the first is communication between systems. Next is access control making sure that identities are adequately verified. Data also has to be protected, in part through access controls, but also through logging. There’s a risk that a single intrusion could disable an entire system, but Xage’s system addresses this. And then there’s the fairly likely scenario of a communications failure with earth. By automating security processes, satellites can continue to operate securely.
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