Together with the U.S. Air Force research laboratory, the United States Space Force (USSF) has hired a Silicon Valley blockchain company called Xage Security to develop its data protection strategy.
Last week, blockchain company Xage Security announced that it got a contract from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory to assist the United States Space Force (USSF) in the area of cybersecurity. The USSF is one of the six national army agencies of the United States.
USSF depends on technology
The USSF was designed to protect space by training military space professionals, acquiring space systems, and organizing space forces. Space systems utilize various services, both commercial and military, that rely on secure, accurate data.
As a result, they require a security solution that can fend off cyber attacks before they impact and ensure data integrity, confidentiality, and access across different organizations and units. Any security solution deployed must remain resilient to even the most sophisticated attacks and prevent and combat cyberattacks in real-time.
Xage solution offers many possibilities
Xage's solution enables the USSF to enforce verification for every system access, efficiently protect resources even when not in contact, and ensure that data is trusted and protected from source to delivery to operational units. Xage Security will also be responsible for evaluating and preparing its blockchain-based end-to-end protection solution for civil and military facilities.
The USSF is highly dependent on technology and requires a solution that ensures confidentiality, cybersecurity, and data integrity across multiple platforms and organizations. Blockchain technology will be used to both combat and prevent the most sophisticated cyber-attacks.
Meeting the requirements
The blockchain-based solution Xage Security Fabric claims to be able to cope with the extraordinary demands of space. Data must be protected, partly by access controls, but also by logging. There is a danger that a single intrusion could put an entire system out of action. The Xage system should counteract this. In the event of a communications failure with the earth, the automation of security processes allows the satellites to continue to operate safely.
"The USSF requires decentralized security enforcement to ensure the resilience of space travel and to provide objective situational awareness. We developed the Xage solution to meet the needs of complex critical infrastructure systems and are pleased to bring it to the Space Force in the form of blockchain protected space system security". - Duncan Greatwood, CEO of Xage
