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The complexity of performing cyber audits in the space sector along the supply chain

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  • Fernandez, Jose Ramon Coz

    (Cyber Internal Auditor, European Space Agency, The Netherlands)

  • Pastor Pérez, Vicente José

    (Head Cyberspace Situational Awareness, Belgium)

Abstract

Cyber audits are not at all easy to perform. The number of dependencies present in the modern systems makes the process truly complicated and the findings, when available, are difficult to interpret and understand. The increasing trend to subcontract large parts of a programme or project hides some of those dependencies and other details under a huge number of contracts and other legal documentation which, in some cases, obliges the auditor to become a real documentation archaeologist in search of the holy grail. The required security controls span across those documents and the responsibility of one or the other party in the supply chain within a complex programme is not always obvious. The mission is clear, however, and the auditor needs to ensure that the processes, controls and safeguards are in place as originally designed, regardless of the added complexity. In this paper, the authors will introduce the concept of cyber audits, explain some of the factors that contribute to the complexity of the projects in the space sector along the supply chain, and describe tools that can assist in the audit process, before concluding with some recommendations to be taken into account to facilitate the process.

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  • Fernandez, Jose Ramon Coz & Pastor Pérez, Vicente José, 2020. "The complexity of performing cyber audits in the space sector along the supply chain," Cyber Security: A Peer-Reviewed Journal, Henry Stewart Publications, vol. 4(2), pages 111-121, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:aza:csj000:y:2020:v:4:i:2:p:111-121
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    Keywords

    cyber audits; space; complexity; audit tools; supply chain;
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    JEL classification:

    • M15 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - IT Management

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