La Fuerza Espacial de EE.UU. espera elegir un desarrollador en junio del pr\u00f3ximo a\u00f1o para su incipiente programa Digital Bloodhound, cuyo objetivo es mejorar la detecci\u00f3n de amenazas cibern\u00e9ticas a los sistemas terrestres espaciales. Pero el concepto es el de amenaza hol\u00edstica tanto del espacio real como del ciberespacio.<\/p>\n
WASHINGTON \u2014 The Space Force hopes to choose a developer next June for its nascent Digital Bloodhound program, aimed at improving detection of cyber threats to space ground systems, according to senior\u00a0Space Systems Command<\/a>\u00a0officials.<\/p>\n Brig. Gen. Tim Sejba, SSC\u2019s program executive officer for space domain awareness and combat power (SSC\/SZ), said on Thursday that the project is a reflection of the fact that cyber defense is a requirement across the military\u2019s entire space architecture, both in orbit and on the ground.<\/p>\n \u201cIf we\u2019re gonna protect and defend the architecture, it can\u2019t be just something that we do against just the space threat. It\u2019s got to be against the holistic threat of both space and cyber,\u201d he told the Space Industry Days conference in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n For that reason, he added, \u201cdefensive cyber operations and capabilities\u201d are part of the SSC\/SZ portfolio \u201cso that we really do protect and defend the entire mission and the architecture against threats from both.\u201d<\/p>\n The two-day conference was co-sponsored by AFCEA\u2019s Los Angeles branch, the National Defense Industrial Association\u2019s Greater Los Angeles division, the Southern California Aerospace Professional Representative, and the Air and Space Force\u2019s Schriever Chapter.<\/p>\n Sejba\u2019s comments come a week after Space Operations Command chief Lt. Gen. Stephen Whiting\u00a0sounded the cybersecurity alarm<\/a>, saying Space Force didn\u2019t have nearly a clear enough picture of the threats it faces.<\/p>\n At this week\u2019s conference, Col. Ed Byrne, SSC\/SZ deputy, said that the Digital Bloodhound program \u201cincludes software development and hardware fielding to support the national security of critical ground systems.\u201d A request for proposals (RFP) will be issued in January, he said, and a \u201csingle award\u201d will be granted under the One Acquisition for Single Integrated Services (OASIS) Small Business contracting vehicle run by the US General Services Administration.<\/p>\n OASIS contracts \u201care a family of Governmentwide multiple award, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts that provide flexible and innovative solutions for complex professional services,\u201d according to GSA\u2019s website.<\/p>\n