May 8, 2024 at 05:09PM
Undersea cables, crucial for carrying large data volumes, face increasing cyber and physical threats, no longer limited to major nations. Calls for stronger government measures to safeguard global communications and connectivity, essential for national security. US President Jeff Huggins advocates integrating optical ground station networks with optical satellite links to bolster resiliency.
From the meeting notes, it is clear that there is a growing concern about the security of undersea cables due to the increasing amount of data they carry, making them highly susceptible to cyber and physical attacks. It is highlighted that the damage to submarine cables in the Red Sea indicates that the threats are not only from nations like Russia and China but also from other sources.
The US President of Cailabs, Jeff Huggins, emphasized the need for governments to enhance the resiliency of global communications and connectivity systems, describing it as essential to national security and commerce. He proposed coupling optical ground station networks with optical satellite links as a solution to this problem, stating that optical technology can provide added resiliency to the global network.
The interview with Jeff Huggins can be viewed in the provided Youtube link.