This presentation defines what it means to spoof and jam Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) -- with a focus on the Global Positioning System (GPS) -- and the Automatic Identification System (AIS). The evolution of such jamming and spoofing has become more frequent and more dangerous over the last decade, with significant geopolitical implications. AIS protocol vulnerabilities, spoofing examples, and the reasons for spoofing will be presented.
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Gary C. Kessler, Ph. D., CISSP is a retired professor of cybersecurity, and president of Gary Kessler Associates, an independent academic, researcher, writer, and educator in the field of maritime cybersecurity. He is a co-founder and director of the Maritime Hacking Village, LLC. Gary has been engaged in information security since the late-1970s and is a retired professor of cybersecurity, co-author of "Maritime Cybersecurity," 2nd ed., an international speaker, a guest faculty member at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, and guest lecturer at other universities around the globe. He is also a member of the USCG Auxiliary where, among other roles, he is Chief of the Cybersecurity Prevention Operations Division of AUXCYBER. Gary is a SCUBA instructor and holds a 50GT master merchant mariner credential. More information can be found at https://www.garykessler.net.
