Critical Infrastructure Protection Commercial Satellite Security Should Be More Fully Addressed

Because the Fed. gov't. relies on commercial satellites (CS), security threats leading to their disruption or loss would put gov't. functions (incl. communications & info. transmission) at significant risk. The GAO was asked to review, among other things, the techniques used by Fed. agencies to reduce the risk assoc. with using CS, as well as efforts to improve satellite system security undertaken as part of Fed. efforts in critical infrastructure protection. GAO recommends that steps be taken to promote the appropriate development & implementation of policy regarding the security of CS systems. Recommends that CS be identified as a critical infrastructure in the national critical infrastructure protection strategy. Charts & tables.Dacey, Robert F. is the author of 'Critical Infrastructure Protection Commercial Satellite Security Should Be More Fully Addressed' with ISBN 9780756731434 and ISBN 0756731437.