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JOINT CYBERSECURITY ADVISORY
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Co-Authored by:
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CYBERSECURITY & INFRASTRUCTURE CISA SECURITY AGENCY
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
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TLP:WHITE Product ID: AA22-O76A
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March 17, 2022
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Strengthening Cybersecurity of SATCOM Network Providers and Customers
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Updated May 10, 2022: The U.S. government attributes this threat activity to Russian state-sponsored malicious cyber actors. Additional information may be found in a statement from the State Department. For more information on Russian malicious cyber activity, refer to cisa.gov/uscert/russia.
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SUMMARY
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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are aware of possible threats to U.S. and international satellite communication (SATCOM) networks. Successful intrusions into SATCOM networks could create risk in SATCOM network providers’ customer environments.
Actions to Take Today:
Use secure methods for authentication.
Enforce principle of least privilege.
Review trust relationships.
Implement encryption.
Ensure robust patching and system configuration audits.
Monitor logs for suspicious activity.
Ensure incident response, resilience, and continuity of operations plans are in place.
Given the current geopolitical situation, CISA’s Shields Up initiative requests that all organizations significantly lower their threshold for reporting and sharing indications of malicious cyber activity. To that end, CISA and FBI will update this joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) as new information becomes available so that SATCOM providers and their customers can take additional mitigation steps pertinent to their environments.
CISA and FBI strongly encourages critical infrastructure organizations and other organizations that are either SATCOM network providers or customers to review and implement the mitigations outlined in this CSA to strengthen SATCOM network cybersecurity.
To report suspicious or criminal activity related to information found in this Joint Cybersecurity Advisory, contact your local FBI field office at www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices, or the FBI’s 24/7 Cyber Watch (CyWatch) at (855) 292-3937 or by e-mail at CyWatch@fbi.gov. When available, please include the following information regarding the incident: date, time, and location of the incident; type of activity; number of people affected; type of equipment used for the activity; the name of the submitting company or organization; and a designated point of contact. To request incident response resources or technical assistance related to these threats, contact CISA at report@cisa.gov
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