Philippe Bertrand re-elected as Chair of Security Accreditation Board of the EU Space Programme

Representatives from EU Member States, representing 92% of the European population, re-elected Philippe Bertrand as the Chair of the Security Accreditation Board. Bertrand, who brings a wealth of experience in security and space, expressed his gratitude for the opportunity to continue serving in this crucial role.

"I am deeply honoured to have been re-elected Chair of the EU Space Programme Security Accreditation Board and would like to thank all the EU Member States representatives for their trust," stated Bertrand.

The Security Accreditation Board (SAB), where C. Schanet remains SAB deputy Chair, plays a pivotal role as the security accreditation authority for the entire EU Space Programme and all its components: Copernicus, , Galileo, , IRIS2, and . In this capacity, it ensures that the security risks are known and that security measures are defined to reduce such risks to an acceptable level, given the security needs of the Union and its Member States. Within the SAB, Member States make accreditation decisions independently from the European Commission, and to approve satellite launches, the operations of systems and the services.

"At the SAB, the Member States rigorously assess independently the reality of security measures in place in particular with cyber audits and cyber penetration tests. In times of increased cyber security threats, the SAB helps the Programme in identifying when additional security measures are needed to develop user trust in the EU Space programme services." confirmed P. Bertrand.

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