Space cybersecurity academic initiative receives its second round of students
Indiana University's Space Governance Lab, housed within the Ostrom Workshop, is making waves in the space sector. Established with a grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Lab's primary focus is on space cybersecurity and space law and governance.
The Lab recently launched a new space cybersecurity program, in collaboration with the Kelley School of Business. This 10-week, online course caters to both students and professionals working in the space sector. The first cohort held classes in the fall of 2023, and the second cohort recently started in the spring edition.
The space cybersecurity program aims to train America's first generation of space cybersecurity experts, including engineers, CISOs in space companies, current and future Space Force personnel, and students of cybersecurity. Participants gain an in-depth understanding of cyber threats to space systems and learn to develop and implement effective strategies for managing cyber risks to space-based infrastructure.
The Lab's new project, Space - Cyber Governance, focuses on the vulnerabilities of critical space systems and the importance of security and the economy. This project gained recognition and increased funding due to cyber attacks targeting space systems during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The Space Governance Lab offers courses across various Indiana University Bloomington schools, including the Hamilton Lugar School of Global & International Studies, the Maurer School of Law, the Kelley School of Business, and potentially soon at the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering.
Prof. Scott Shackelford, the inaugural faculty director of Indiana University's Master of Science in Cybersecurity Risk Management program, and Dr. Eytan Tepper, Visiting Assistant Professor at Indiana University and the Lab's leader, find their work discussing space commons, sustainability, the space economy, and the future of the final frontier to be exciting and fulfilling.
The Lab also received further grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and Microsoft. In addition, the Lab will host a webinar on April 1st on the Anostromian approach toward Lunar Surface Sustainability, preceding the total solar eclipse by the moon on April 8th.
For exact details on the Lab's projects and initiatives, particularly on space cybersecurity, we recommend consulting the official Indiana University website pages related to the Space Governance Lab, faculty profiles or publications associated with the lab, or recent news or announcements from relevant IU departments like Informatics or Public Affairs.
- Indiana University's Space Governance Lab, in collaboration with the Kelley School of Business, recently launched a 10-week, online space cybersecurity program to train America's first generation of space cybersecurity experts.
- The new space cybersecurity program focuses on catering to engineers, CISOs in space companies, current and future Space Force personnel, and students of cybersecurity, granting them an in-depth understanding of cyber threats to space systems.
- The Space Governance Lab's current project, Space - Cyber Governance, emphasizes the vulnerabilities of critical space systems and the need for security and the economy, stemming from cyber attacks on space systems during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
- Apart from space cybersecurity, the Space Governance Lab offers courses across various Indiana University Bloomington schools, including the Hamilton Lugar School of Global & International Studies, the Maurer School of Law, the Kelley School of Business, and potentially the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, discussing topics such as space commons, sustainability, the space economy, and the future of the final frontier.
