T-Minus Space Daily Quantum maps, GPS traps, and big launches ahead.
Nov 24, 2025
Join Dave Bittner, host of The CyberWire, and Brandon Karpf, a cybersecurity executive at NTT, as they dive into the intriguing world of GPS spoofing. They explore the origins and critical importance of GPS in maritime navigation. The duo highlights increasing regional spoofing incidents and differentiates between various jamming techniques. With rising operational risks, they discuss the need for robust solutions like navigation message authentication while also pondering innovative alternatives like quantum and inertial navigation systems.
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GPS Is Core Economic Infrastructure
- GPS underpins modern transport, commerce, and military systems and has generated trillions in economic value.
- Brandon Karp emphasizes its centrality to navigation, timing, and autonomous ship operations.
Signals Are Easy To Mimic
- GPS signals are low-power and use simple modulation, making them easy to replicate with cheap equipment.
- Brandon Karp warns that spoofing can be performed with readily available commercial tools.
Real-World Spoofing Examples
- Russia used GPS jamming and spoofing in the eastern Mediterranean during the Syria conflict and expanded techniques in Ukraine.
- Brandon Karp notes similar activity around Taiwan, Malacca, and other strategic waterways.