Lessons Learned from the KA-SAT Cyberattack: Response, Mitigation and Information Sharing

In February 2022, the Viasat owned KA-SAT network experienced a significant cyberattack that resulted in a partial outage of services for thousands of users in Ukraine and tens of thousands of users in other parts of Europe. This presentation will provide the most detailed public presentation of the KA-SAT event, which involved the deployment of malware against terminals on the network, as well as several distinct network-based attacks that appeared focused on further denying connectivity to KA-SAT users. These network-based …

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