Space and Cyber Security

The Simons Foundation's Space and Cyber Security programme has been closed. Information on previous activities and related material can be found in the Resources section of this website and at the links below.

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“Visions on the future of cyberspace clash at the UN”

This fall’s session of the General Assembly’s First Committee witnessed a discouraging rupture in the previous broad consensus as to how the UN should proceed to develop norms of responsible state behaviour in cyberspace. Two parallel and competing processes have been established to pursue essentially the same subject matter. It does not augur well for the future coherence and efficiency of UN level efforts to build common understandings in this sensitive international security realm. Visit OpenCanada.org at the following link for commentary by Paul Meyer, The Simons Foundation’s Senior Fellow in Space and Cyber Security.

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"Visions on the future of cyberspace clash at the UN"

November 15, 2018

By Paul Meyer
Senior Fellow in Space and Cyber Security
The Simons Foundation
Published OpenCanada.org
November 15, 2018

“Visions on the future of cyberspace clash at the UN”

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Space Security Index 2018

Space Security Index 2018 tracks developments and activities in 2017 related to four indicators of the security of outer space – environmental sustainability, access to and use of space, technologies for space security, and space governance – to capture long-term changes. This newly released 15th volume of the annual report is striking for its illustration of the slide toward weaponization and warfare in the space domain.

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Space Security Index 2018 - Executive Summary

November 6, 2018

Space Security Index 2018 is the fifteenth annual report on developments related to safety, sustainability, and security in outer space, covering the period January-December 2017. It is part of the broader Space Security Index (SSI) project, which aims to improve transparency on space activities and provide a common, comprehensive, objective knowledge base to support the development of dialogue and policies that contribute to the security and sustainability of outer space.

Space Security Index 2018 - Executive Summary

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Space Security Index 2018

November 6, 2018

Space Security Index 2018.pdf

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“US space force risks undermining space security”

September 24, 2018

By Paul Meyer
Senior Fellow in Space and Cyber Security
The Simons Foundation
Published by Jane’s Intelligence Review
September 24, 2018

“US space force risks undermining space security”

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"The Struggle for Cyber Peace: Norms of responsible state behaviour"

See the link below for remarks by Paul Meyer, The Simons Foundation Senior Fellow, at the "Cybersecurity Challenges in the Government Sphere – Ethical, Legal and Technical Aspects" CANVAS workshop at the University of Applied Sciences in Bern, Switzerland, Sept 5-6, 2018.

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"The Struggle for Cyber Peace: Norms of responsible state behaviour"

September 17, 2018

Remarks by Paul Meyer
Senior Fellow, The Simons Foundation Canada
and Senior Advisor at the ICT4Peace at CANVAS workshop:
Cybersecurity Challenges in the Government Sphere – Ethical, Legal and Technical Aspects
University of Applied Sciences
Bern, Switzerland
September 5-6, 2018

The Struggle for Cyber Peace-Norms of responsible state behaviour -remarks by Paul Meyer - Bern, Switzerland - Sept 5-6 2018.pdf

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“Better Late Than Never: An updated cyber security strategy for Canada”

The Government of Canada recently released their first new national cyber security strategy since October 2010. See the following for commentary on the new strategy from Paul Meyer, The Simons Foundation’s Senior Fellow in Space and Cyber Security.

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“Better Late Than Never: An updated cyber security strategy for Canada”

June 20, 2018

Commentary Paul Meyer
Senior Fellow in Space Security
The Simons Foundation
Published by OpenCanada.org
June 20, 2018

“Better Late Than Never: An updated cyber security strategy for Canada”

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