WSIS Action Line C5 Building confidence and security in the use of ICTs
ITU
Session 294
Cybersecurity for Space-Enabled Information and Communications Technologies
Satellite communications, positioning, navigation and timing services, remote sensing, and environmental monitoring systems are now deeply embedded in global ICT infrastructure. Improving confidence and security in these space-related ICTs is a growing priority for governments, industry, and the technical community.
This session presents early findings from a joint research initiative by the George Washington University Space Policy Institute, the Global Cybersecurity Forum, and ITU on cybersecurity for space-related ICTs. The study examines current and evolving cyber threats to satellite communications and other space-enabled systems, drawing on expert interviews with government, industry, and academic stakeholders across multiple regions. Panelists will discuss the threat landscape for space-enabled ICT infrastructure, emerging policy and technical approaches to strengthening cyber resilience in the space domain, and opportunities for international cooperation to address shared vulnerabilities.
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C5. Building confidence and security in use of ICTs
The session is aligned with WSIS Action Line C5 and its focus on building confidence and security in the use of ICTs, including network security, incident response, and the promotion of secure and reliable applications. It invites multistakeholder input ahead of the study's publication later in 2026.
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Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
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Goal 16: Promote just, peaceful and inclusive societies
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Goal 17: Revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development
The session contributes primarily to SDG 9 by addressing the security and resilience of space-enabled ICT infrastructure. It also supports SDG 16 through efforts to build trust, security, and resilience in digital systems, and SDG 17 through international and multistakeholder cooperation on shared cybersecurity challenges affecting space-related ICTs.
- Objective 3: Foster an inclusive, open, safe and secure digital space that respects, protects and promotes human rights