Donald Trump signs SPD-5 establishing US' first cybersecurity policy for space systems

US President Donald Trump on Friday signed Policy Directive-5 (SPD-5), establishing a set of principles for protecting nation's assets from various cyber threats.

Americans rely on capabilities provided by systems in everyday life and President Trump’s directive promotes practices to protect country’s systems and capabilities from cyber vulnerabilities and malicious threats, said Scott Pace, executive secretary of  National Council.

Policy Directive-5 provides a government framework to safeguard assets and critical infrastructure, he ded. SPD-5 cybersecurity measures will be incorporated into all sts of -system development and operations.

Along with protective software, directive will be used for screening everyone who touches command lines for a craft, monitoring ground-based networks for intrusion and encrypting telemetry links between a satellite and ground.

SPD-5 also recognizes large role of private sector, directing government ncies to work with commercial companies to establish cybersecurity rms throughout America’s industrial base for systems.

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'Russia, China challenging US' dominance'

US officials, including Vice President Mike Pence, have stressed that nation's long-held dominance is being greatly challenged by Russia and China.  signing of SPD-5 connects with that narrative.

directive, however, is t a response to any particular threat. It rar represents a development of Trump ministration's overall cybersecurity efforts for past few years, official said.

As its name suggests, SPD-5 is fifth policy directive signed by President Trump. SPD-1 h officially put nation on a crewed course back to moon, SPD-2 eased regulations on commercial flight companies, SPD-3 dealt with -traffic manment while SPD-4 directed Department of Defence to create  US Force.

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(Im credits: AP)