A White House memorandum posted Friday says SPD-5 directs developers to design and operate space systems, software and related infrastructure using cyber-informed, risk-based engineering and come up with cybersecurity plans to prevent unauthorized access and protect against communications jamming and spoofing.
The directive also calls for the adoption of intrusion detection processes, physical security for automated information platforms and appropriate cyber hygiene practices.
Operators and owners of space assets should collaborate to foster the development of best practices and share incident, threat and warning data within the space industry using information sharing and analysis centers and other venues.
“Agencies are directed to work with the commercial space industry and other non-government space operators, consistent with these principles and with applicable law, to further define best practices, establish cybersecurity-informed norms, and promote improved cybersecurity behaviors throughout the Nation’s industrial base for space systems,” the directive reads.