As space becomes increasingly commercialized, the potential for crime, corruption, and war outside of Earth's confines becomes ever more pronounced. In Space Piracy: Preparing for a Criminal Crisis in Orbit, a team of veteran technology and aerospace professionals delivers an incisive and practical discussion of how to consider, analyze, and solve a variety of problems caused by bad actors involving space-based assets. The authors blend their own deep knowledge of the topic with interviews with subject matter experts to offer a holistic understanding of criminality in space and help you broaden your horizons beyond your own area of specialization. You'll learn about how corruption, crime, piracy, and war can all rear their heads in the final frontier. Space Piracy explains the practical impacts of attacks against software, data, networks, and hardware and discusses how well existing cybersecurity standards adapt to the realities of best practices in space. It explores the different sorts of criminals and criminal organizations that may attempt to pursue criminal activity in space, like cartels, kidnappers, devicenappers, and even governments. Packed with hands-on and insightful knowledge and guidance, Space Piracy: Preparing for a Criminal Crisis in Orbit is perfect for professionals working in a wide variety of institutions, from law-enforcement and intelligence services to finance, insurance, risk management, and scientific research facilities.