Let's not focus on that, however. This is about 2021, and while we will take some of 2020's adaptations with us, there's a whole lot in store for the future of cybersecurity, and the most interesting things aren't even happening here on Earth. That's right, we're predicting that 2021 is the year we take a new kind of space race into the mainstream: Keeping our galaxy safe from cyber threats. NASA Already Employs Cybersecurity People Who Work Outside the Earth It's should be no shock that NASA employs many security experts, as well as engineers with a deep focus on fortifying NASA's software and operations to withstand the most powerful of cyberattacks.