First Australian Space Cyber Forum

New economies increasingly rely on secure space services, and cyber security represents a new challenge for governments and industries to deliver critical infrastructure services to the nation.The Australian Space Cyber Forum will provide an excellent opportunity for Australian stakeholders to meet and network with key national and international space cyber experts. Participation in this forum is targeted at researchers, entrepreneurs, academics, private consultants, public employers, and others with an interest in the space and cyber sectors.

The first national edition of the Space Cyber Forum will contain a welcome introduction followed by four keynote speakers.

From Australia we have a representative from Defence Space Command, Anthony Murfett from Dept of Industry Science Energy and Resources, Reece Biddiscombe Australian Space Agency.
This will be followed by Ronald Keen, Senior Advisor-Space, National Risk Management Center (NRMC) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), US Dept Homeland Security (DHS) who will provide an update on how the space cyber is approached in the USA.

After the keynote there will be three panels, with each panel including a discussion on approaches to solving real world issues to help organisations understand what the space cyber risks are and how to start to mitigate them, now and into the future.

Panel 1 – ‘Space Cyber – The increasing use of cyber-attacks in the space domain’,

Outline - Many of the technologies we take for granted in the modern world are increasingly critically reliant on space-enabled services such as mobile communications, positioning and timing services for their operation and security. The inclusion of Space into the Australian critical infrastructure landscape brings responsibilities providers to include cyber into their processes and assess their posture on a more frequent basis.
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Keynote Speaker: Dr. Daniel Floreani CyberOps Defence.
Panel Participants
Facilitator: Professor Jill Slay, SmartSatCRC
Mr. Gareth Willis, FUGRO CISO  
Professor Olaf Maennel, Tallinn University, Adelaide University
Mr. Robert DiPietro, PWC, Australia Cybersecurity & Digital Trust Lead
Use case presented by: Mr. Derek Grocke, CyberOps
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‍Panel 2 – ‘Cyberspace and Outer Space: between regulation and militarisation’,

‍Outline – Cyber space and outer space are interdependent. As awareness of potential cyber threats to both public and private space assets become more widespread, space powers have started to incorporate these issues in national policies. This panel explores these issues in an Australian context, considering how cyber threats to space assets have been treated and regulated in recent years.

‍Keynote Speakers: A/Professor Rodrigo Praino Flinders University.
Facilitator: Marco
Panel Participants
Ms. Clemence Poirer, European Space Policy Institute
Professor Melissa de Zwart, Jeff Bleich Centre, Flinders University
Dr. Jordan Plotnek, University of South Australia
Use case presented by: Dr. Kathryn Robison Hasani, Flinders University

Panel 3 – ‘Quantum in Space and its Security Impacts’,

‍Outline - Quantum technologies will play an important role in the routine activities of life and have already shown vast impact in our economies. Quantum communication networks and cybersecurity technologies have potential application in diverse industries including telecommunications, finance, health, government, defence, infrastructure and space. and will play a pivotal role in Australia and our everyday lives.
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Keynote Speaker: Dr Giuseppina Dall1Armi, Electronic Warfare Operations, DSTG.
Facilitator: Dr. Scott Martin, Acting Director, Quantum Technologies Future Science Platform CSIRO
Dr. Vikram Sharma, CEO QuintessenceLabs
Dr. David Gozzard, Senior Research Fellow International Space Centre University of Western Australia
Dr. Fred Baynes, Research Group Leader at QuantX Labs
Use case presented by: Dr. Stephen Gensemer, Team Leader, Optical Systems Industrial Innovation Program, Manufacturing CSIRO

Full program is located HERE

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