Presenter
Clémence Poirier
Clémence Poirier is a Senior Researcher in the Cyberdefense Project within the Risk and Resilience Team at the Center for Security Studies (CSS) at ETH Zurich, Switzerland. Prior to joining CSS, she was a Research Fellow at the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI) in Vienna, Austria where she conducted multidisciplinary research on space affairs. She worked as a Researcher for Flinders University in Adelaide, Australia where she carried out policy and legal research on the cybersecurity of the Australian space infrastructure. She is affiliated with the Open Lunar Foundation as well as the Jeff Bleich Centre for Democracy and Disruptive Technologies. Her research interests include space cybersecurity, electronic and cyber conflict in outer space as well as broader space security and defense issues. Clémence holds a Master’s degree in International Relations, International Security and Defense as well as a Bachelor’s degree in Foreign Applied Languages (English, Russian, Spanish) from University Jean Moulin Lyon III, France.
Abstract:
This presentation will provide an overview on cyber operations against the space sector in the context of the war in Ukraine. Based on open-source investigations, the presentation will provide an overview of cyberattacks against space organizations as well as space systems. It will provide insights about the evolution of the threat landscape, the behaviors of threat actors and the strategic and political implications for the militarization and weaponization of outer space.
