SSW26 Counterintelligence Briefing
An unclassified briefing on how foreign intelligence entities are targeting commercial space companies — including ones exactly like the businesses in this region — and what a non-cleared firm can practically do about it.
Speaker: Nick Reese — first-ever Director of Emerging Technology Policy at DHS, lead DHS representative for Space Policy Directive-5, author of the 2022 DHS Space Policy, with a 20+ year career across the US military, the Intelligence Community, and homeland security. NYU faculty.
Why now: NCSC, the FBI, and AFOSI have issued a standing bulletin warning that foreign intelligence entities are targeting the US space industry through cyber intrusion, strategic investment and joint ventures, supply chain nodes, conference and online outreach, facility visit requests, and recruitment of employees. This region's company profile is exactly what the bulletin describes — and conferences are named as a collection vector, which makes this the right room and the right week for it.
Who this is for: Orbital and ground segment operators — the audience this briefing is prioritizing reaching, across the region's satellite and ground infrastructure base.
Format: Networking, keynote, & briefing on counterintelligence and the space economy
You'll leave with: A targeting-indicator checklist, a due-diligence prompt list for investors and suppliers, and the correct channels for reporting.
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