Summary:
Tim Fowler is an offensive security person at Black Hills Information Security who also happens to be a space nerd thanks to Paul Coggin. I was sitting at the table with Tim at BSides Nashville when Paul planted the seed of satellite hack. Fast forward several hundred hours later and Tim has put together a lot of content on the topic including training for 2024.
He makes a compelling case for why we should care about security in space. Mainly, that it’s the next frontier. After spending over an hour talking to him I completely agree. It’s a path that we’re destined to head and a lot of the big companies are already moving that way. This is also a heavily unexplored space for people looking to get into an emerging field this is it.
Episode Highlights:
The history of space and the objects up there
Why we should care about security in space
The issues with satellite security
How to hack a satellite
How to secure objects in space
Guest Information:
Tim Fowler, Offensive Security Analyst and Space Nerd at Black Hills Information Security
Resources and Mentions:
Cybersecurity for Space by Jacob G. Oakley
Open Source global network of satellite ground-stations
Hack-a-sat CTF
https://github.com/cromulencellc/hackasat-finals-2023
https://github.com/cromulencellc/hackasat-qualifier-2023-techpapers
https://github.com/cromulencellc/hackasat-qualifier-2023
https://github.com/cromulencellc/hackasat-finals-2022
https://github.com/cromulencellc/hackasat-qualifier-2022
Aerospace Village
https://www.aerospacevillage.org/
Open Source Satellite Program
https://www.opensourcesatellite.org/
OpenSatKit
https://github.com/OpenSatKit/OpenSatKit
Nasa Operational Simulation for Small Satellites - NOS3
https://www.nasa.gov/nasa-operational-simulation-for-small-satellites/
AMSAT CubeSatSim
https://github.com/alanbjohnston/CubeSatSim/tree/master
SPARTA - SPACE ATTACK RESEARCH AND TACTIC ANALYSIS (MITRE ATTACK for space)
SpaceSHIELD - European Space Agency
Ethically Hacking Space (eHs)
https://www.linkedin.com/company/h4ck32n4u75/about/
Black Hat DC 2009 - Adam Laurie - Satellite Hacking for Fun and Profit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyXZX63etog
Training Class
https://www.antisyphontraining.com/event/introduction-to-cybersecurity-in-space-systems/
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