[SatNews] Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES) is a global provider of broadband satellite networks and services. The company announced it will participate in the 28th American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) International Communications Satellite Systems Conference (ICSSC-2010). Rajeev Gopal, PhD, senior director in the Defense and Intelligence Systems Division at Hughes, will participate in a panel discussion on “Protecting Critical Earth Terminal Infrastructure.” Dr. Gopal will discuss the importance of protecting data carried over satellite technologies, as sensitive government and military information increasingly travels via these networks. The panel will address threats such as cyber attacks, jamming, disruption of tracking, telemetry and physical attacks, as well as how industry and government can work together to defend these attacks and mitigate the attackers’ efforts. The presentation will occur from 2:30pm to 4:00pm, August 31, 2010, at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. For more information on the AIAA International Communications Satellite Systems Conference, visit http://www.aiaa.org/content.cfm?pageid=230&lumeetingid=2387.