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Updates from the COSMOS-SECURE consortium.
19 August 2026
Secure communication is becoming a strategic capability for Europe's space research ecosystem. Digital sovereignty depends not only on access to technology, but on trusted infrastructure, cryptographic control, resilient supply chains and the ability to protect sensitive cooperation over time.
Read more12 August 2026
Secure communication depends on trust in identities, keys, certificates, systems and partners. When that trust is challenged by an incident, organisations need prepared procedures, clear ownership and the ability to respond without losing control of the communication environment.
Read more5 August 2026
Encryption protects the content of communication, but metadata can still reveal sensitive patterns, relationships and operational details. In space research, metadata security must be part of trusted communication design.
Read more29 July 2026
Software updates are essential to maintaining secure systems, but they also form part of the trust chain. In space research environments, update integrity, supplier assurance and cryptographic signing are critical to resilient communication infrastructure.
Read more22 July 2026
Space research environments are distributed, collaborative and technically complex. Zero Trust offers a practical security model for verifying users, systems, services and partners before granting access to sensitive communication channels.
Read more15 July 2026
Compliance remains important, but it is not enough on its own. Space research requires communication systems that can withstand disruption, adapt to new threats and maintain trust across complex technical and organisational environments.
Read more8 July 2026
Space research depends on cooperation between organisations, systems and technical environments. Interoperability is essential, but it must be designed in a way that protects trust, data integrity and secure communication.
Read more1 July 2026
Some data remains sensitive long after it is created. For space research, long-term confidentiality requires communication systems that can protect information not only against current cyber threats, but also against future cryptographic risks.
Read more24 June 2026
Strong encryption is only as reliable as the way cryptographic keys are managed. In space research communication, key management is central to confidentiality, authentication, integrity and long-term resilience.
Read more17 June 2026
Space cybersecurity is often associated with satellites and orbital systems, but many of the most important security decisions are made on the ground. Ground stations, control centres, partner networks and research infrastructure form the backbone of trusted space communication.
Read more10 June 2026
Secure communication in space research is not delivered by one organisation or one technology alone. It depends on trusted partnerships, shared security assumptions and practical cooperation across the full digital ecosystem.
Read more3 June 2026
Secure communication cannot be added at the end of a project. For space research environments, trust must be built into the architecture from the beginning — across identity, encryption, key management, monitoring, resilience and governance.
Read more27 May 2026
The transition to post-quantum cryptography will be one of the most important cybersecurity changes of the coming years. Organisations that depend on secure communication should begin with visibility, prioritisation and a realistic migration plan.
Read more20 May 2026
Cryptographic systems cannot remain static. As standards, technologies and threats evolve, organisations need communication architectures that can adapt without disruption. Crypto-agility is becoming a core requirement for long-term cyber resilience.
Read more13 May 2026
Space research depends on secure, trusted and long-lived communication systems. As the post-quantum transition begins, organisations must prepare now to protect sensitive data, research collaboration and future mission infrastructure.
Read more12 May 2026
From NASA's Artemis programme to ESA's mission control and Europe's commercial spaceports, Frequentis delivers the ground-based voice communication infrastructure behind the world's most demanding space missions — and brings that heritage into COSMOS-SECURE.
Read more10 May 2026
A recent McKinsey analysis highlights why organisations should start preparing now for the post-quantum transition. For space research, critical infrastructure and secure communications, crypto-agility is no longer optional.
Read more2026
The official website of the COSMOS-SECURE project has been launched to provide public information about project objectives, partners, activities, and expected outputs.
Read more2026
The consortium is preparing research activities focused on post-quantum cryptography and secure communication interfaces for space voice communication.
Read more2026
The project contributes to research into resilient and quantum-safe communication methods for mission-critical space communication scenarios.
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