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They're just computers like anything else and have to try to establish security best practices, both on hardware and software level. It would be interesting to
by waihtis 4y ago
They're just computers like anything else and have to try to establish security best practices, both on hardware and software level.
It would be interesting to find out how effective patching methods are in place with satellites considering their somewhat unique location.
- wwwy3y3 4y agoI can imagine that updating security patches in challenging network conditions could be difficult. Or do satellites actually have better network accessibility than I might think?
- marsokod 4y agoIt is a bit more challenging in general for satellites but they always have remote access available regularly. And in particular for Starlink, a constellation providing internet access, network capability is absolutely not an issue from an operator perspective. Even without the laser intersatellite link, the satellites can be contacted a fair portion of their time and have more than enough bandwidth to deal with software upgrades. Once they have laser comms, they will have 24/7 access to them, bar the odd failures.