TrustPoint, a developer of next-generation global navigation satellite system products and services, has partnered with cybersecurity services provider SpiderOak to deploy the latter's zero trust data exchange software for its future GNSS offerings. Under the partnership, TrustPoint will use SpiderOak's OrbitSecure software suite to secure all aspects of data storage and transmission for its planned constellation of commercial positioning, navigation and timing satellites, the Dulles, Virginia-headquartered company said Monday.

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SpiderOak has secured an other transactional authority agreement with the Space Development Agency to research the potential use of its software suite to secure command and control networks for military satellite systems. The company said Tuesday it will study the integration of its OrbitSecure software suite into SDA's future ground system that will support the U.S. Space Force's Rapid Resilient Command and Control initiative.

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John Moberly, senior vice president for space at SpiderOak, highlighted the capability of the company’s OrbitSecure software to provide end-to-end data protection for satellite systems and other space assets of defense customers. “Yes, we protect the data that enters the satellite, the data that leaves the satellite, and the data that belongs to the satellite. […] More

John Moberly, senior vice president for space at SpiderOak, highlighted the capability of the company's OrbitSecure software to provide end-to-end data protection for satellite systems and other space assets of defense customers. "Yes, we protect the data that enters the satellite, the data that leaves the satellite, and the data that belongs to the satellite. But we are also protecting the uplink, the downlink, the ground stations, the antennas, and the terminals," Moberly said in an interview with Satellite Evolution. More

SpiderOak deployed and demonstrated its OrbitSecure software aboard the International Space Station using an Amazon Web Services-built edge computing device provided by Axiom Space. SpiderOak said Tuesday OrbitSecure was uploaded on July 31 aboard the ISS and demonstrated its capability to receive and transmit secure ops traffic between low-Earth orbit and the ground using AWS […] More

SpiderOak deployed and demonstrated its OrbitSecure software aboard the International Space Station using an Amazon Web Services-built edge computing device provided by Axiom Space. SpiderOak's OrbitSecure was uploaded on July 31 aboard the ISS and demonstrated its capability to receive and transmit secure ops traffic between low-Earth orbit and the ground using AWS Snowcone and the Tracking and Data Relay System. More

SpiderOak used a Ball Aerospace-made prototype payload to demonstrate a zero trust, end-to-end data security technology it recently deployed to space. The space systems software company said Thursday its OrbitSecure platform achieved flight heritage following tests on the Ball payload operating in low-Earth orbit. OrbitSecure is designed to mitigate disruptions in space communications and satellite […] More

SpiderOak has expanded its advisory board with the addition of Celeste Ford, board chair of Stellar Solutions and managing director of the latter’s venture capital arm Stellar Ventures. As an adviser, Ford will work to guide SpiderOak’s strategic direction and contribute insights gained from being an aerospace engineering industry veteran, the software company said Wednesday. Dave Pearah, CEO of […] More

Jeremy Feinberg, a 15-year finance professional in the technology sector, has joined cybersecurity software and service provider SpiderOak as chief financial officer. His role will encompass financial reporting, budgeting, planning and forecasting functions, SpiderOak said Thursday. Feinberg was vice president of finance at ClearShark, an information technology provider to the federal sector, for the past […] More

Raytheon Technologies‘ research and development arm has partnered with software company SpiderOak to develop a technology offering meant to secure low Earth-orbit satellite communications. The partnership will embark on a project to build and integrate a flight-ready satcom security platform with space-based hardware, Raytheon said Tuesday. SpiderOak plans to combine its OrbitSecure cybersecurity software with […] More

SpiderOak and LinQuest have partnered to help government and commercial customers secure systems that support national security space missions. The partnership centers on a software product with a key management system and seeks to protect satellite services and communications in space, SpiderOak said Tuesday. SpiderOak’s OrbitSecure platform is designed to automate the security of commands […] More

SpiderOak closed a Series C round with $16.4 million in financing that will be utilized to complete on-orbit testing and achieve the flight heritage of OrbitSecure 2.0 offering. Space technology platform Empyrean Technology Solutions led the oversubscribed investment round, which was also participated by Method Capital and OCA Ventures, the zero trust cybersecurity company said Thursday.  […] More