Space Is Open for Business: The Industry That Can Transform Humanity

by Robert C. Jacobson

One company is already using satellites to revolutionize data security. Cloud Constellation Corporation’s SpaceBelt Data Security as a Service is a constellation of ten satellites in LEO that provides unprecedented cybersecurity made possible by space capabilities.4 “Think of it as a Dropbox in space,” said Cliff Beek, Cloud Corporation’s president and CEO. SpaceBelt “leverages the isolation of a space-based cloud infrastructure,” operating independently of the internet and leased lines—because terrestrial networks are vulnerable to data breaches. SpaceBelt is therefore ideal for companies and governments who need to transfer sensitive and valuable data globally, “whether it’s data about a financial transaction, an environmental issue, or something ultra-sensitive for the department of defense,” Beek said. “We’re able to protect that data as it moves around the world by keeping it above-ground and then delivering it directly to the target company or device or location on Earth,” he continued. “We could be in Bahrain, we could be in Saudi—we can be in any city on the planet, and we can pull the data down without it having to go across any international network.”5 Clifford W. Beek, a global cybersecurity expert, is the president and chief executive officer of Cloud Constellation Corporation, a data security company that provides space-based cloud data storage through its patented service, SpaceBelt. He is also the cofounder of Star Asia Technologies, an information and techn...