Hi All,
NSA just published Protecting VSAT Communications
VSAT communications are at risk. Commercial Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) networks are increasingly used for remote communications supporting U.S. government missions. Due to the nature of VSAT network communication links and recent vulnerabilities discovered in VSAT terminals, network communications over these links are at risk of being exposed and may be targeted by adversaries for the sensitive information they contain or to compromise connected networks. Most of these unencrypted links rely on frequency separation or predictable frequency hopping rather than encryption to separate communications. Public vulnerability research has found certain terminal equipment vulnerable to compromise and illicit firmware modification [1]. NSA recommends that VSAT networks enable any available transmission security (TRANSEC) protections, segment and encrypt network communications before transmitting across the VSAT links and keep VSAT equipment and firmware up-to-date.
------------------------------
Michael Roza CPA, CISA, CIA, CC, CCSKv5, CCZTv1, MBA, EMBA, CSA
------------------------------