The recent attack on the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), on which much of the UK's critical digital infrastructure relies, has prompted Russia to "strike the entire UK economy" over this "national security". It has raised concerns that it will "destroy." Threats”, Express.co.uk has been warned.
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Recent Attacks Against the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), upon which much of the UK's critical digital infrastructure relies stated that Russia Express.co.uk could "collapse" much of the UK economy" over this "national security threat". I am warning you.
Ministers and experts have sounded the alarm after Moscow's "increasingly hostile" activities in space, including frequent jamming and spoofing attacks on GPS satellites.
These satellites, like other GNSS, are used for navigation, mapping.
To provide accurate, consistent and precise timing,
CIN attacks include emergency services, telecommunications networks, the energy sector, nd broadcasting and financial institutions.
Indeed, NextGev CEO Ganesh Pattabiraman has warned that an attack on GNSS could bring down much of the UK economy, saying that vulnerabilities in these systems pose a "national security threat." threat of
He Express.co.uk in an exclusive interview said:
Since Russia first invaded Ukraine in mid-February, Ukrainian military sources say Russia has deployed a variety of jamming systems.
This has affected communications around Chernihiv in northern Ukraine, they warned.
But this type of attack is not limited to military operations in warfare.
Indeed, experts warn that this technique of attacking satellite signals has become a "common tool in Russia's arsenal" against the West.
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Pattabiraman explains:
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``Without firing a single shot, Russia could affect aviation. , has been able to quell a lot of activity that was not previously considered a threat.”
While the UK's reliance on GNSS is not yet an issue, the London Economics report has warned that attacks on these vulnerable systems could cost the UK £1 billion a day in five days. British economy.
Mr. Pattabiraman continued: financial sector.
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Relying on GNSS in some way, they , and the fact that service can be compromised by false small signals can essentially bring down all large sectors. Economy.
"For example, in the financial sector, if all banks had wrong timestamps, all transactions on the stock market would be considered void, leading to eventual chaos and people withdrawing money. of their banks.From that perspective, it's a direct national security threat and the way various governments are dealing with it."
But the Russian threat To avoid it, Mr. Pattabiraman Nextjeb devised a plan.
He explained: We basically send a GPS-like signal, but it's terrestrial and on frequencies that are within your borders.
"Each of our transmitters has an atomic clock, and the GPS satellites have the same atomic clock." They listen to each other and are self-synchronized.
"In effect, all we have is a location that is completely independent of GPS in the areas we cover." A redundant network of transmitters that can essentially provide , navigation and timing.
"We currently cover major US cities, and we hope to do the same in the UK."
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Express.co.uk has reached out to the Ministry of Defense and the Home Office for comment.
