Senators return to effort to boost cybersecurity for commercial satellite industry

A bipartisan pair of U.S. senators on Wednesday reintroduced legislation meant to help commercial satellite providers defend their networks against digital threats.

The bill, dubbed the Satellite Cybersecurity Act, is sponsored by Sens. Gary Peters (D-MI) and John Cornyn (R-TX) and would require the Commerce Department to create voluntary cybersecurity guidelines for industry.

The measure would task the National Cyber Director, the National Space Council and the chair of the Federal Communications Commission to work with other government agencies to develop a strategy to boost coordination on federal digital security for space systems.

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